Start It Over, by Riley Downing

Start It Over

by Riley Downing

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hodgepodgenoodlehead Swampy honky-tonk psych-washed-blues with some gospel flair. I hope it's playing at Patrick Swayze's roadhouse bar in the sky. Favorite track: Coleman Rose.

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1.	I’m Not Ready 03:18	buy track
2.	Deep Breath 03:08	buy track
3.	Coleman Rose 03:09	buy track
4.	Good To See Ya 02:26	buy track
5.	Looking Forward 03:36	buy track
6.	Start It Over 03:24	buy track
7.	Never Coming Home 03:10	buy track
8.	Hey! Mister 03:24	buy track
9.	Won’t Somebody Play 03:46	buy track
10.	Doing It Wrong 04:27	buy track
11.	Crazy 02:57	buy track
12.	I’m Right There With You 04:19	buy track

about

Riley Downing (The Deslondes) sat down one day and decided he wanted to record a song or two for a simple 45. The Deslondes had been on a hiatus for a while and Downing had the creative itch to put something down on record. He had been in contact with his bandmate, John James Tourville, and they decided to work on a split 7” with a friend.

The recording session felt like a breath of fresh air and the communion of talented musicians produced more songs than expected. Downing left the session energized and continued to record and trade demo’s with Tourville. Downing and Tourville decided that there were enough ideas to make an album. There were not going to be any rules and nothing would be discarded. All notes and lyrics would be considered.

Start It Over is the result of that creative effort. An album where each song was crafted with a different idea in mind. Some of the songs are more nostalgic than others and some were just written for good ol' fashion fun. There is a romantic quality in each song. One song might help someone get through a hard time while one song might contribute to a good time. One song might bring up memories of a better time or just get you far enough down the road to start over.

credits

released May 14, 2021

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John James Tourville - Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, Guzheng, Mandolin, Banjo, Baritone Guitar, Percussion
Meg Coleman - Drums
Jimmy Lester - Drums
Dennis Crouch - Upright Bass
Jack Lawrence - Electric Bass
Jeff Taylor - Keys
Peter Keys - Mellotron
Billy Contreras - Strings
Derry DeBorja - Farfisa
Eric Brown - Vocal Accompaniment
Vaughn Walters - Vocal Accompaniment
Kyshona Armstrong - Vocal Accompaniment
Maureen Murphy - Vocal Accompaniment
Nickie Conley - Vocal Accompaniment
Andrija Tokic - Timpani & Additional Percussion

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All songs written by Riley Downing and John James Tourville
C Hwy Songs / Jerktown Music / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)

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“Coleman Rose” written by Tim Downing and Riley Downing

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Produced by Andrija Tokic and John James Tourville
Recorded by Andrija Tokic at Bomb Shelter Studios in Nashville,TN
Mastered by John Baldwin at John Baldwin Mastering in Nashville,TN

A&R: George Fontaine, Jr
Cover Painting: Tim Downing
Campfire Photo: Elena Ricci
Subway Photo: Matt Johnson
Design and Layout: Matt Etgen

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Thank you to New West, all my family and friends, and to the musicians that contributed to this record as well as the ones that ever sat around a fire, burned the midnight oil, or the rubber off their tires with me.
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Riley Downing New Orleans, Louisiana

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The Nick

Birmingham, AL
Apr 27

Lamplight Sessions

Mosinee, WI
Apr 29

Fox Den Motel

Dubuque, IA
Apr 30

Wooly's

Des Moines, IA

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