With the announcement of a new record it seemed like a good time to share The Deslondes. I hope to bring some folks up to speed & get some new fans excited for their 3rd album(7/8/22). The rest of you already know… With all 5 members sharing the mic & songwriting responsibilities The Deslondes have a vibe & sound that is both consistent & ever changing in the albums songs throughout. Think about someone like The Traveling Wilburys – each member had a style, a sound & made their contributions. Sticking close to their personal standard blueprint of writing songs. The other members fell in line with their talent, appreciation for one another, friendships & overall comradery – easily & marvelously blending and commingling. This is the same formula that makes The Deslondes a diamond in the rough of what is becoming a saturated “genre”.
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“The Deslondes cut their teeth in street bands busking for tourist change and in pick-up acts playing backyard barbecues, both of which can be laboratories for testing new ideas & distilling songs down to their essence. They never sound calculated or revivalist, which is refreshing after the parade of tweed jackets & uplifting choruses that have defined Americana for the last several years. Instead, The Deslondes sounds like something scavenged and salvaged, as though the band members found that walking bass line or that rockabilly rhythm just lying around on the street, unused and abandoned. They know it’d be a shame to let it go to waste”
– @pitchfork
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“Formed in New Orleans, the fivesome was profoundly influenced by the Big Easy's live music scene, the down-home dance band, whose performances revolve around achieving the right vibe & whose success is measured by a capacity to draw bodies onto the dance floor”
– @nprmusic
