The Deslondes "Roll It Out"
The 13-song set was produced by Andrija Tokic and The Deslondes and was recorded at the Bombshelter in East Nashville, Tenn.
The Deslondes will launch their touring in support of "Roll It Out" on June 28. The tour, which will last throughout the end of the year, features a run of performances with Shannon & The Clams, as well as their New West labelmate Esther Rose.
"Roll It Out" follows 2022's "Ways & Means."
The new disc is the New Orleans' band's first with new drummer Howe Pearson, previously a touring member for Hurray for the Riff Raff. All songs were written by The Deslondes with the exception of "Drifter's Wife" by J.J. Cale. The album also features guest vocals by Twain (Mat Davidson) and horn arrangements by Tuba Skinny.
The Deslondes are Sam Doores, Riley Downing, Dan Cutler, John James Tourville and Pearson.
Tourville, one of their five songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, said, "It reminds me of back when we were starting out, before we were even the Deslondes— back when we were the Tumbleweeds. It's like we're moving forward to get to where we were."
The band combines classic country, folk, punk, rural blues, jazz, rockabilly and R&B.
Today, The Deslondes released the video for the album song "Take Me Back." Directed by Joshua Shoemaker, the clip features footage filmed throughout the band's nearly two-decade existence.
Doores, who is the lead singer, said, "When you're in the middle of wrapping up an album, it's easy to get lost in the details and deadlines and lose sight of the footsteps, friends & experiences that brought you to where you're at and what you're working on. When Joshua Shoemaker told me he had just unearthed a bunch of footage from way back in the day, I agreed that would suit the song perfectly. I'm very grateful to Joshua for taking all of this footage in the first place and now for dusting it all off. The video brings back so many fond memories of our early years coming together as a band and I'm proud to say that we all still love making music and laughing together."
The track list is:
1. Hold On Liza
2. Take Me Back
3. Lies I've Told
4. I'll Do It
5. Grand Junction
6. Find The Ground
7. Pour Another Round
8. Old Plank Road
9. Who Really Loses
10. Go Out Tonight
11. Mercury On Parade
12. Line To Go
13. Drifter's Wife
Tour dates are:
June 28 - Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Arts Festival
July 10 - Nashville, TN - Dee's Lounge
July 11 - Little Rock, AR - White Water Tavern
July 12 - Okemah, OK - Woody Guthrie Folk Festival
July 13 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Tavern
July 14 - Tulsa, OK - Mercury Lounge
July 16 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Plaza (with Esther Rose)
July 17 - Trinidad, CO - Trinidad Lounge (with Esther Rose)
July 18 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall (with Esther Rose)
July 19 - Boulder, CO - Velvet Elk Lounge (with Esther Rose)
July 20 - Laramie, WY - The Cowboy Saloon (Western AF showcase) (with Esther Rose)
July 21 - Colorado Springs, CO - Lulu's Downtown (with Esther Rose)
July 23 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
July 24 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
July 26 -
July 28 - Nelsonville Music Festival
Sept. 5 - Brooklyn, NY - Skinny Dennis
Sept. 6 - Queens, NY - Honky Tonkin' in Queens.
Sept. 7 - Hillsdale, NY - Old Tone Music Festival
Sept. 8 - Manchester, VT - Earth Sky Time Community Farm
Sept. 9 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy
Sept. 10 - Washington, DC - Pearl Street Warehouse
Sept. 11 - Richmond, VA - The Camel
Sept. 12 - Raleigh, NC - Pour House
Sept. 13 - Charlotte, NC - River Jam
Sept. 14 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy
Sept. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Oct. 3 - Los Angeles - The Wiltern (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 4 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 5 - Mesa, AZ - The Nile Theatre (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 7 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 8 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 11 - Boise, ID - Shrine Ballroom (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 15 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 16 - Seattle, WA - The Neptune Theatre (with Shannon & The Clams)
Oct. 18 - Austin, TX - Sagebrush
Oct. 19 - New Braunfels, TX - A Jam Down By The River Festival
Oct. 30 - New Orleans, Toulouse Theatre
Nov. 1 - Waverly, AL - Standard Deluxe
Nov. 2 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
Nov. 3 - Chattanooga, TN - The Woodshop
Nov. 4 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
Nov. 6 - Lexington, KY - The Burl
Nov. 7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
Nov. 8 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Folk Fest
More news for The Deslondes
- 08/07/24: The Deslondes "Roll It Out"
- 04/06/22: The Deslondes have the "Ways & Means"
- 03/22/21: The Deslondes' Downing plans solo debut
- 04/13/17: The Deslondes "Hurry Home"
CD reviews for The Deslondes
©Country Standard Time • Jeffrey B. Remz, editor & publisher • countrystandardtime@gmail.com
About • Copyright • Newsletter • Our sister publication Standard Time