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THE DESLONDES RETURN WITH NEW LP & TOUR
September 4, 2024 - November 9, 2024
THE DESLONDES RETURN WITH ROLL IT OUT SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS
MAGNET MAGAZINE PREMIERES “LIES I’VE TOLD” ROLL IT OUT TOUR LAUNCHES SEPTEMBER 4 & 5 IN BROOKLYN, NY
The Deslondes will return with Roll It Out on September 6, 2024 via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by Andrija Tokic & The Deslondes and was recorded at the Bombshelter in East Nashville, TN. Roll It Out follows 2022’s critically acclaimed Ways & Means which Uncut Magazine called an “exciting comeback, almost reckless in its inventiveness” and is their first album 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.
Roll It Out recaptures the crackling energy of the band’s early days but also reflects the new perspective of age and maturity. The band’s John James Tourville, one of their five songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, says “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.”
Long combining elements of early Stax, Sun, and Atlantic Records with the influence of a more raw, stripped-down sound gleaned off field recordings from Alan Lomax, the band also incorporate psychedelic flourishes that bring to mind the sonic experimentation of Joe Meek, Lee Hazlewood, and the Velvet Underground. Founded less as a band than as a neighborhood hang at Sam Doores’ home on Deslonde Street in New Orleans, the band devised an anything-goes philosophy that allowed them to incorporate sounds they picked up on their travels and everything they heard at home: classic country, hobo folk, crust punk, rural blues, Third Ward jazz, rockabilly, R&B, Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint, but also George Jones and The Band.
Magnet Magazine premiered the Dan Cutler-penned “Lies I’ve Told.” Cutler says, “A few years back there was a hurricane named Zeta that came through New Orleans. As with all hurricanes there was the feeling of doom and reckoning that accompanied its arrival. Zeta was a little different though, in that it passed directly over the city. The eye settled over my neighborhood right at dusk, and the clouds parted for about a half an hour to reveal a beautiful sunset. The power was out so I walked around for a bit. The streets were empty, there was debris everywhere. It was very still and beautiful, also eerie and apocalyptic. I went home afterward and wrote this Omega Man themed love song.
The Deslondes previously released the video for the Sam Doores-penned “Take Me Back.” Directed by Joshua Shoemaker, the clip features footage filmed throughout the band’s nearly two-decade existence. Doores said, “When you’re in the middle of wrapping up an album, it’s easy to get lost in the details & 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 wayyyy 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 & laughing together.” The band also previously shared the Howe Pearson-penned “I’ll Do It” as well.
“This band feels like the old family farm,” says Doores. “It’s a place where we can meet for the Fourth of July, bring our families, grill some burgers, and make some music together. It’s always going to be there, and we know it’s going to work and feel good.” After more than 15 years together, four albums, and countless live shows, the five members have found new inspiration in the ties that bind them together as friends and collaborators, as something close to kin. That sense of comfort and commitment animates Roll It Out, lending it a quiet poignancy as they reflect on what it means to devote yourself to other people—whether it’s family, friends, audiences, or other guys in the tour van with you.
To that end, The Deslondes will launch their touring in support of Roll It Out on September 4 & 5 in Brooklyn, NY. The tour, which will last throughout the end of the year, features a run of performances with Shannon & The Clams, and is currently scheduled to end at the Brooklyn Folk Fest in Brooklyn, NY as well. Please see tour dates below.
The Deslondes are Sam Doores, Riley Downing, Dan Cutler, John James Tourville, and Howe Pearson.
The Deslondes’ Roll It Out will be available across digital platforms, compact disc, and standard black vinyl. A limited & hand-numbered 001-200 Coke Bottle Clear vinyl edition will be available via Vinyl Me, Please, while a limited to 300 splatter color vinyl edition will be available via Vinyl Cup. A limited “Orleans Orange” color vinyl edition will be available via Independent Retailers worldwide and is available for pre-order NOW via NEW WEST RECORDS.
The Deslondes Roll It Out Track Listing:
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
The Deslondes On Tour:
9/4 – Brooklyn, NY – Skinny Dennis
9/5 — Brooklyn, NY — Skinny Dennis
9/6 — Queens, NY — Honky Tonkin’ in Queens
9/7 — Hillsdale, NY — Old Tone Music Festival
9/8 — Manchester, VT — Earth Sky Time Community Farm
9/9 — Philadelphia, PA — Milkboy
9/10 — Washington, DC — Pearl Street Warehouse
9/11 — Richmond, VA — The Camel
9/12 — Raleigh, NC — Pour House
9/13 — Charlotte, NC — River Jam
9/14 — Asheville, NC — Eulogy
9/15 — Atlanta, GA — The Earl
10/3 — Los Angeles — The Wiltern (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/4 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/5 — Mesa, AZ — The Nile Theatre (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/7 — Albuquerque, NM — Sunshine Theatre (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/8 — Denver, CO — Gothic Theatre (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/10 — Salt Lake City, UT — Soundwell (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/11 — Boise, ID — Shrine Ballroom (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/13 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/15 — Vancouver, BC — Rickshaw Theatre (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/16 — Seattle, WA — The Neptune Theatre (w/ Shannon & The Clams)
10/18 — Austin, TX — Sagebrush
10/19 — New Braunfels, TX — A Jam Down By The River Festival
10/30 — New Orleans, Toulouse Theatre
11/1 — Waverly, AL — Standard Deluxe
11/2 — Athens, GA — Georgia Theatre
11/3 — Chattanooga, TN — The Woodshop
11/4 — Nashville, TN — Exit/In
11/6 — Lexington, KY — The Burl
11/7 — Pittsburgh, PA — Club Cafe
11/9 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Folk Fest