WHEN RULITOS WENT TO HIS FRIEND JAY'S HOUSE TO PLAY SOME MUSIC AND PLAY WITH SOME VIDEO CAMERAS, THE TWO PONDERED HOW BEST TO CAPTURE THE VIBE OF "ALWAYS DOWN."

THE TWO TOOK A WALK AND REALIZED JUST HOW MUCH CONSTRUCTION WAS GOING ON IN THE AREA. THEY REALIZED THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS AND DECIDED TO DOCUMENT THE TRANSITION. MOST OF THE HOUSES PICTURED HAVE SINCE BEEN TORN DOWN, A CONTINUED TREND AS AUSTIN CONTINUES TO BE MORE AND MORE GENTRIFIED.

SHOT BY JAY MORENO, THIS PERFORMANCE CAPTURES THE FIRST TIME RULITOS PERFORMED "ALWAYS DOWN,."

THE SONG REFERENCES THE 2021 WINTER STORM DIRECTLY, WHEN RULITOS FIRST BEGAN TO GET THE IDEA FOR THE SONG, FREEZING IN HIS LIVING ROOM IN THE DARK ALONGSIDE HIS PARTNER AND HIS BROTHER JAMES PARK.