Kyleen Downes gets vulnerable on new album
DAYTON, Ohio (SOUND VALLEY) - Kyleen Downes’ full length album ‘Come On Sit Down’, recorded over the entirety of 2019, will not be delayed by COVID-19. It will continue with it scheduled independent release on June 12th 2020. ‘Come On Sit Down’ is Kyleen’s third studio effort and shows her taking more risks musically and getting more intimate lyrically.
The thought behind the title of the album is to invite the listener to sit down and have a conversation about what keeps us going in life. Our need to vent frustrations, celebrate vulnerability, find peace in loss and how to keep a levity about it all. The album finds itself at home in the indie folk rock category which allows for a touch of twang and a little classic rock flair.
Kyleen has always exhibited her high energy side and it’s in full force on tracks like ‘Give Up the Ghost’ and ‘Last Drop’ but this album welcomes her calmer, introspective side as well with tracks like ‘All My Life’ and ‘Drained’. Listeners will also hear little surprise sonic treats sprinkled throughout, especially on ‘Big Top,’ ‘Tiny Little Table’ and ‘In the Dark.’
Kyleen’s process to record this album was different from her past recordings in that “by taking a year to bring songs into the studio and record, each song got its own space to breath and inhabit where I was at in my life, be it happy, burnt out, or in the middle of a big change. I think it creates a unique flow to the album I hope people enjoy.”
Recorded analog at Reel Love Recording Co. in Dayton OH, with Patrick Himes, the album features Josclynn Garrison (bass) Gub Pedrotti (drums) Charley Skira (guitar) John Bir (trumpet) Patrick Himes (keys, pedal steel) Khyrs Blank, Amber Hargett, Heather Redman (backing vocals)
Coming away from the last session, producer Patrick Himes encapsulated the project, “this record has been a perfect balance of great songs, performances, scrutiny and creativity.”
Vinyl, CD and the digital download are available for pre-order at www.kyleendownes.com.
Portion of pre-orders will go to benefit local music venues, stores and musicians in the Miami Valley who have lost income due to COVID-19.
Available on all music platforms June 12th. (Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Bandcamp, etc.)
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