A quick track I made on the last day of 2021. Hope you enjoy! Here's to 2022 being an even better year for this project.

new year

Made in a day. Quick and sparse. Hope it resonates with you. Cheers :)

i guess we all just want to feel loved

how could i ever hope to be a teenage tragedy if i never do anything out of the ordinary?

This song was written about my then-girlfriend. Hope you enjoy it :)

it's only been three minutes and i already miss you

The fourth song on "oh no." It's a short but powerful song, referencing the too rapid attachment to someone you just started talking to.

marry me

The closing track on "oh no." Written a while back, this song is about those aching nights where you just can't sleep at all. Thanks for listening.

wide awake

A track I wrote back in May after I finished high school. I was trying to balance my fear and excitement, and this is what came out of it. The beat came after I screwed around with my loop pedal. Hope you like it :)

"the graduate" drops on July 29th

leaving

A cover I did of my good friends in The Mudskippers. Hope you like it!

Check the Mudskippers out at https://soundcloud.com/rachetcity

lilypad//decay (mudskippers cover)

flying car

in and out of focus

so far away

A song I wrote following accusations against Nick Rattigan (Current Joys) of sexual misbehavior/sexual assault. These accusations are the latest in a tidal wave that is changing the indie rock scene as we know it. And while I support it, I can't help but feel angry and betrayed by the actions of musicians that my friends and I looked up to. This song is about this lack of trust combined with the resolution to abandon all the heroes of old and create new ones.

Everything done by Jack Downey

Lyrics:
I thought that in stormy weather
I would stand by your side,
But it turns out that you're no better
Than those that I despise.

Everyone that I look up to
Has just let me down.
I think it's time we took our idols
And threw them to the ground.

I used to think you were the best.
I wanted to be you,
But it turns out you're just like the rest
And nothing you said was true.

Everyone that I look up to
Has just let me down.
I think it's time we took our idols
And threw them to the ground.
Everyone that I look up to
Has just let me down.
I think it's time we took our idols
And threw them to the ground.

no more heroes

We all have a person in out lives who we become so attached to that they become our main source of joy, whether this is good or bad. This song is about that. It's also my cleanest and most thorough production to date. Hope you enjoy!

Lyrics:
Can I see you tonight?
I'm losing my mind.
Can you please help me find
A way to unwind?

Tell me it's alright
Even if it's a lie.
I need some time to feel
Like reality isn't real.

Can you help me forget
The things I regret?
You're the one that I trust.
I'm about to combust.

Tell me it's alright
Even if it's a lie.
I need some time to feel
Like reality isn't real

Tell me it's alright
Even if it's a lie.
I need some time to feel
Like reality isn't real.

Everything done by Jack Downey

tell me it's alright (even if it's a lie)

you and me floating in space

crashing down

206 (i hate weekends)

tuesday night

summer of love

golden

adrift

Solo project of New England musician Jack Downey. One man indie rock coming straight from the heart.

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