The Deslondes band members pose for a portrait by Selwyn Figg in a rustic, wood-paneled room. The five musicians are dressed in vintage-style Americana clothing, standing and sitting together in an informal arrangement that reflects their country-soul aesthetic.
The Deslondes band members pose for a portrait by Selwyn Figg in a rustic, wood-paneled room. The five musicians are dressed in vintage-style Americana clothing, standing and sitting together in an informal arrangement that reflects their country-soul aesthetic. Credit: Selwyn Figg / New West Records

Some of us live in a world where the call to go analog grows louder and louder every day. Newport Folk Festival darling The Deslondes give that notion a signal boost on a forthcoming compilation of songs by Swamp Dogg, Shelby Lynne, Johnny Cash, Clifton Chenier, and more—all recorded to tape by band members John James Tourville and Ajaï Combelic.

The rowdy New Orleans outfit arrives alongside Sabine McCalla, whose November 2025 album Don’t Call Me Baby criminally flew under the radar of critics too busy compiling year-end best-of lists.

Tickets to see The Deslondes play Crowbar in Ybor City on Monday, March 2 are still available for $24.06.

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This article appears in Feb. 26 – Mar. 04, 2026.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...