Rianne Downey – Alright
From the new EP Come What May
OUT NOW on Run On Records
UK Tour Spring 2023 – Limited Tickets Remaining
Bursting through the dark clouds and finding rainbow-hued pop music’s salvation, Rianne Downey marks the release of her second EP with stomping, live fan-favourite, Alright. A deep-reaching, up-tempo study on life, the ups, downs, break ups with others and make-ups with herself, Downey’s songcraft and advancing prowess as a performer completely in charge of her own destiny glitters across the Come What May EP’s four tracks – OUT NOW.

On the road from small town lost soul to lockdown social media sensation and onwards to permanently touring captain of the Rianne Downey live express train, the singer-songwriter’s fearless exploration of mental health, relationships and personal growth have proven that fortune favours the brave. Penning songs to the frustration of growing up and growing out of physical anchors with Home and the bumpy landings of losing emotional certainties in Hard (winning both BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music support) an ever-growing, expectant community of fans know only too well that Downey doesn’t waste a beat of her music on throwaway lyrics.

Stamping the same rules all over Alright, Downey doesn’t spare listeners the rush of an incessant melody and full-blooded band performance, yet for anyone looking for reassurance that good times follow bad, and faith in a brighter future is something to hold dear, her hard-won wisdom runs through every beautifully sung line.

Downey says of the single: “This came from a place of darkness, a struggle with my mental health and being able to articulate how I felt. I was acting impulsive and irrational, distancing myself from people and being bad with money. I sat down to write a song and, in the process, something clicked. ‘Alright’ was a moment when I thought about my life and other people, realising things would be OK,”

Building on success-after-success, Downey’s last twelve months have seen her celebrating grabbing the Tennent’s Breakthrough Award at the 2022 Specsavers Scottish Music Awards as well as touring around the UK with Red Rum Club and into major festivals. Getting her 2023 off to a flying start with just a month on the clock, she has already supported Courteeners’ Liam Fray to rapturous response and finds her own 2023 UK Tour almost completely sold out.

With blink-and-you’ll-miss-them tickets now gone for Downey’s return to Scotland for her date in Glasgow as well sell outs in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds, the full run of upcoming UK Tour dates is as follows:
Sat 18 March – Liverpool, Kazimier Stock Room – SOLD OUT
Sun 19 March – Leeds, Oporto – SOLD OUT
Tue 21 March – London, The Grace
Wed 22 March – Birmingham, Dead Wax – SOLD OUT
Thu 23 March – Manchester, Deaf Institute – SOLD OUT
Sat 25 March – Glasgow, King Tuts – SOLD OUT
Any remaining tickets can be found via See Tickets and Ticketmaster.

Her latest collection follows the sell-out success of 2021’s debut Fuel To The Flame EP and finds her looking back through her own record collection, citing new loves Flyte and Taylor Swift as inspirations, alongside and her all time No.1, Paolo Nutini.

Ensuring that every note of her singular vision reaches audiences intact, Downey’s band comprises Liverpool-based musicians, Nathaniel Laurence (guitars), Phil Murphy (drums) and Sam Topping (bass), providing no small incentive for her to relocate from Bellshill, on the outskirts of Glasgow, to Merseyside to write, record and rehearse.

Meticulous past the point of perfectionism, and having worked against the prevailing winds to get where she is today, Downey left nothing to chance in the studio when recording the songs on Come What May. Returning to the studio more than once to ensure songs like Alright punched their weight, she worked with both Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Courteeners, The Coral) and longstanding mentor to The Lathums, John Kettle, to achieve her ambitions.