Long ago in a land far away, also known as the San Fernando Valley mid 90s, Mike Stinson and Johnny Irion lived and wrote songs in an old farmhouse behind a rehearsal studio called The Alley. Already accomplished musicians working as sidemen in other bands, together they s tudied the elements of songwriting by dissecting the greats and honed these chops into a uniquely cool hybrid country fried rock sound of their own. Primitive perhaps but there was something undeniably pleasing about their vocal blend. Augmenting their lineup for club gigs was Mike’s running buddy and day job partner Andy Jones whose prog rock band Bigelf is the stuff of LA legend. A bona fide songwrit er of the highest caliber and inspired by the sound Mike and Johnny were creating Andy penned a handful of songs that nailed the vibe and fit wonderfully in the band’s repertoire. A marriage, a million miles and the sudden tragic death of Andy Jones all c onspired to sideline the band, but Mike and Johnny kept in touch and now twenty - five years later have finally made the record they always wanted to make. Working My Way Down features eleven songs from Johnny, Mike and Andy recorded to analog tape on the STU DER tape machine that was housed in Jackson Browne's studio that now is planted in Johnny’s home studio in May of 2021. The musical chemistry they stumbled on years ago has only ripened with age and experience. The vocal blend still has the undeniable pow er and the combination of Mike’s drumming and Johnny’s guitar playing reveals why they gravitated toward each other in the first place.

Behold Working My Way Down , twenty - five years in the making and well worth the wait.