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Washboard Road

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Johnson Valley We Are Alive You Make This House A Home No Container Can Contain Her No Grow Here No Flamingos In Flamingo Heights Washboard Road Hi Desert Midnight 62 Out Of 29 Mecca On The Mesa ¡La Caguama! Rough And Tough CA-62 Home is this way…

1. 62 Out Of 29
2. Johnson Valley
3. Hi Desert Midnight
4. Washboard Road
5. No Flamingos In Flamingo Heights
6. Mecca On The Mesa
7. ¡La Caguama!
8. We Are Alive (Welcome Home)
9. No Container Can Contain Her
10. You Make This House A Home
11. Rough And Tough
12. No Grow Here

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Released July 7, 2026 on Bitemark Records
Produced by Matthew James Walin
Performed by Hi! Desert
Matthew James Walin – Vocals & Guitar
Josh Sonntag – Lead Guitar
Jon Ossman – Bass Guitar
Denny Weston Jr – Drums & Percussion
Engineered & mixed by Denny Weston Jr at The Clubhouse, Twentynine Palms
Songs written by Matthew James Walin
Keyboards on “You Make This House A Home” by Carey Frank
℗ 2026 Bitemark Records
All songs © 2026 Matthew James Walin

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Highway Heat

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1. Young Man’s Couch
2. We Got Each Other
3. The Moose
4. Fire In My Pocket
5. Wonderful Wonder Valley
6. Holly Way
7. Package Envy
8. Fall In Love
9. Thank You, Poison Ivy
10. There Is Only Love

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Released September 7, 2026 on Bitemark Records
Produced by Denny Weston Jr. and Matthew James Walin
Performed by Hi! Desert
Matthew James Walin – Vocals & Guitar
Josh Sonntag – Lead Guitar
Jon Ossman – Bass Guitar
Denny Weston Jr – Drums & Percussion
Engineered & mixed by Denny Weston Jr at The Clubhouse, Twentynine Palms
Songs written by Matthew James Walin
℗ 2026 Bitemark Records
All songs © 2026 Matthew James Walin

// The Band

Hi! Desert, a rollicking desert rock and roll band from the California high desert — where danger, humor, and beauty collide. Raw, cinematic, a little dangerous, a bit sarcastic, and honest to the bone. Fronted by Matthew James Walin on Vocals and Guitar featuring Los Poncho Tones, Josh Sonntag on Lead Guitar, Jon Ossman on Bass, and Denny Weston Jr. on Drums and Percussion. Debut album Washboard Road, is out now on Bitemark Records. Roll the windows down, keep a careful grip on the wheel.

Denny Weston Jr.Drums & Percussion Matthew James WalinVocals & Guitar Jon OssmanBass Guitar Josh SonntagLead Guitar

Photo by Kelly Segré

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