"Last Rays of a Dying Sun" is loyal to the hypnotic stylings and hook-filled melodies for which the band is known. Rain Parade makes a soundscape that takes you on a journey through time and space, with songs ranging from spacey folk to raging psych rock.
A native of Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada, has a sound comprised of resonate and raw baritone vocals, folk and bluegrass style guitar and banjo picking, steady kick-drum stomping, and visually provoking, story telling lyrics.
Their new album, Sideways, is a meditation on resilience and survival. Trent Wagler, the band's lead singer and primary songwriter, penned many of the songs in response to loss, and the uncertainty that comes with facing what we can't control.
Truly amazing record, both sonically and lyrically, full of youthful creativity and tinged with the stresses of growing up as Black men in urban America.
2023 marks twenty-five years since the original release of 99th Dream and to commemorate here's a new valve realm remaster from the original DAT tapes that brings in some warmth and bottom end.
And like a spiral from waking life into dream, the songs on Come Back Down are endlessly self-referential, building whole universes from a single point.