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Following his acclaimed 2018 debut album Running, Melbourne’s Ryan Downey returns with a new luminous art-rock album A TON OF COLOURS out Friday 14 May.
Downey’s sound is a vibrant affair –musically, stylistically, and vocally. At the forefront of the record is Downey’s breath-taking voice – a rich baritone with a dramatic range that can shift from a rumbling purr up to a vulnerable crescendo, recalling the all-terrain vocals of Bryan Ferry and David Bowie. It gets shaky, it gets elegant, and it gets theatrical while staying unwaveringly sincere. On record, Downey’s drama-filled, spirited songs are vivid and playful but with a raw sophistication, in part courtesy of producer Burke Reid (Courtney Barrett, Julia Jacklin), with an electrifying heft, depth and genuine emotion that nods to contemporaries re-defining the guitar record, such as Anna Calvi and Big Thief.
