from
The Haunted Road,
track released November 3, 2020
Released November 3, 2020
Written & produced by Oliver Downes
Recorded by Mischa Herman at Echidna Studios, Wick Studios and in his home, Melbourne
Drumkit - Jack Towers
Double Bass & Backing Vocals - Loz Irwin-Ray
Electric Guitar - Joshua Kreusler
Piano & Vocals - Oliver Downes
Mixed by Mischa Herman
Mastered by Mischa Herman
Ink and charcoal by Martin Åkesson (
www.instagram.com/martin.akes)
I wrote 'Spoiled by Choice' around the time of the last US election in 2016 and recorded it in mid-2018 along with the songs that made up my second album, ‘The Wheel’.
Like many, I have watched in fascination at the bizarre knot that US politics has managed to tie itself into. However, my feelings about the direction taken by the US in 2016 have devolved from despondency into horror with the advent of Covid. For my partner, who is an American citizen, it has been worse, as she has watched her home buckle and warp under the energies that were unleashed in 2016.
Whoever wins the election tomorrow, the future is going to be one of diminished possibilities for everyone as a result of the choices made by those in power in the United States over the last four years. Democracy, such as it is globally, is looking somewhat battered.
That said, I can't think of a better moment to be making music. Enjoy!
© 2020 Oliver Downes