Downy Mildew was an American folk pop/alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California active from 1984 to 1995.
[1] Their chamber-pop sound, inspired by 1960s pop and post punk saw them lumped in with the Paisley Underground scene.
[1] Marasse left, to be replaced by John Hofer, with Salvador Garza added on violin, and the new lineup recorded the album Mincing Steps, released in 1988 on Texas Hotel.
[1][5][6] Hofer then left, and after a few years with only a sole single released on Triple X featuring the song "Cool Nights" which was produced by Andy Gill of Gang of Four and backed with a cover of the Bacharach/David song, "Walk On By" and a mash up of "Sunday Morning" by the Velvet Underground and "Leaving On A Jet Plane" by John Denver, the band returned in 1992 with the Elevator EP, released on the Windham Hill sub-label 'High Street', now with Rob Jacobs on drums.
McCoy left to start a family and was replaced by Janine Cooper (formerly of Pet Clarke) for the band's final album, Slow Sky, released in 1994.