NO WIN - downey (2019) [Hi-Res]

downey takes its name from the Southern California city Nogueiras grew up in. “It’s a good representation of where I come from, and it’s nostalgic for certain elements of the past while still being sad about them,” he says. downey is a compendium of glory days and melancholy memories, of hopes for a future already passed, and dreams that may still one day be realized. It’s the perfect summer record, but it’s also the perfect end of summer record: from the glorious, melancholic power pop opener “After Your Legs”, to the energetic, full throttle wonder of “Endless Scan” and the laidback splendor of “Shelley Duvall”, all the songs are inspired by Nogueiras’ personal memories, but have a universality to them, too.

At the same time, downey is an album that also looks forward to new beginnings, in both a metaphorical and literal sense and which lives in the present as much as it looks back on the past. Mostly written over the course of a six month period in the LA apartment Nogueiras was sharing with his wife, its songs capture a true sense of what it means to be alive, and all the wonder and the sadness that entails.

Tracklisting:
01. NO WIN - After Your Legs (2:19)
02. NO WIN - Outsource (2:29)
03. NO WIN - Carbar (2:09)
04. NO WIN - Vision (3:46)
05. NO WIN - 2 Real (3:48)
06. NO WIN - Endless Scan (2:49)
07. NO WIN - Shelley Duvall (3:08)
08. NO WIN - Being Teen (3:10)
09. NO WIN - From the Back of a Rolling Rock (2:33)
10. NO WIN - Waiting for a Call (2:48)