Press release -
The Cure - new song by Willie Dowling
The Cure is a new song by singer/songwriter/producer Willie Dowling. The song is available to stream and download now. It features on Wille Dowling’s forthcoming album of piano driven songs titled The Simpleton.
“The Cure addresses the thorny and all too familiar topic of mental health and the never-ending promise from pharmaceutical companies of a one-stop, fix-all solution. Which generally doesn’t end too well for many of us”, says Willie Dowling.
“As far as I can tell - and this is a bit of a sweeping generalisation - much of our unhappiness (certainly not all) and the roots of certain kinds of depression are caused by multiple societal pressures and failures.”
“The idea that a pill might fix our issues, in anything other than a very temporary manner, is rather like the notion of taking a sticking plaster and attempting to patch up the ever-elongating leaking cracks in the pipes of the UK’s failing mental health strategy.
And that’s what they called an over-stretched, mixed metaphor.”
Alongside Willie Dowling’s piano, vocal and production efforts, The Cure also benefits from the combined talents of Darby Todd on drums, Jon Poole on bass and Jo Lewis playing solo cello.
The title track from The Simpleton was released last month. It’s been played extensively on independent radio shows and received excellent reviews including Classic Rock’s Tracks of the Week, Powerpopaholic and RPM Online.
Read more about ‘The Simpleton’ here.
Upcoming live shows
Willie Dowling & The Invisible Band will be supporting Quireboys for four UK dates this spring:
9th of May, Sheffield, Corporation - tickets here
10th of May, Newcastle, Riverside - tickets here
11th of May, Wolverhampton, KK's Steelmill - tickets here
12th of May, Swansea, Patti Pavillion - tickets here
About Willie Dowling
Willie Dowling is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer. Over the years, Willie has fronted, written and produced albums for The Dowling Poole, Jackdaw4, Honeycrack and The Grip.
Willie has provided keyboards, guitars bass and vocals, both on studio sessions and live, for a wide variety of artists including Dr Hook, Midge Ure, Hot Chocolate, The Wildhearts, The Quireboys, Shane MacGowan, Maroon Town and Andy Taylor.
Additionally, Willie is a renowned composer for film and television in a wide variety of styles and genres, ranging from electro-pop to full orchestral scores.
Bandcamp I Spotify I YouTube I Instagram I Twitter I Facebook I TikTok
