Wild inspiration
Longriver gets off the grid in Yellowstone before starting tour
David Longoria is taking a little trip through Yellowstone National Park before his tour begins in Jackson, Wyo.
He’s been enjoying the trip and finding inspiration.
“It’s nice to get off the grid for a bit,” he says during a recent interview. “There’s not too much cellphone service. So I get a chance to disconnect from the world.”
Longoria is a singersongwriter based in Austin, Texas.
He performs under the moniker Longriver and has been touring in support of his 2015 self-titled album.
And he has been writing new material for his next album.
Longoria says his writing process always begins with the guitar.
“It opens up a different pathway,” he says. “I will sit and wait for it to come. I find myself in the basement of my house a lot writing.”
Longoria says he takes inspiration from everything.
“There are times I have to ask for permission to write about a song,” he says. “It has to feel right in all its components. I also write about death and lust a lot. It’s whatever sticks with me.”
Longoria says that in his newest songs, he’s been getting a lot more introspective.
It’s a different aspect to his writing process, but he’s embracing it.
“I’ve been holding back on a lot of stuff,” he says. “But there’s been some feedback from listeners, and it’s overwhelming. The connection with other is something that keeps me going. I don’t have doubts about what I write about now. I use my intuition.”
Longoria’s three shows in New Mexico will be his in the state.
“There will be stuff from the self-titled album, and I’ll also play some of the new stuff,” he says.