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Place

by Rainwater

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1.
Driftwood 03:13
Tide-wrack never belongs, just inhabits the place wherever it may land Oh, it must long for old days. And how I have drifted, driftwood gripping for land Wrecked off the tide, found my home in the sand The warm embrace of Pacific rain a gracious, loving host Still how I long and I long For when I held yr love close Today, I miss you the most
2.
Coffee 03:29
Coffee ground, I'm half awake Had to go and build a home Had to swim, keep my head afloat I don't know how to swim Now time moves slow, I don't know where to go, Where I could go to pass the time Things are okay I feel lingering pain From losing my purpose Almost fell apart Would've missed the best part 'Cause today is better than before I'll leave it all at the door And swim to some distant shore Today is better than before
3.
Will the sun feel watered down When I feel my feet on solid ground? Will I know the pleasure of settling down, being better off? Will it bring me joy to know I can settle down and let it go or will I just hold this ordinary pain? Will my bones feel radiant When my mother prays for them? Will I know the joy it brings to feel such a lovely thing? Will it turn me whole to know I can settle down and let it go or will I just hold this ordinary pain? Oh, what do I long for? Just to hold this ordinary pain
4.
I cant wait til it'll be You and me on that rolling train Sure, I'll miss my family But I couldn't breath being who I'd be If I stuck around here And lay to waste any precious place The golden part of my heart Would, without doubt, disintegrate or break I can't wait 'til I'll be Rewired on that rolling train A healthy desire To fall asleep without the sirens If I stuck around here Faking grace and out of place The golden part of my heart Would, without doubt, disintegrate or break
5.
Bert 00:47
(Instrumental)
6.
Place 03:33
How longs it take to forget a place? The light it gives and the life it takes? Is all of the waiting in vain? What a waste How longs it take to create new space Filled with ease, a familiar face? Weightless and drifting, 'til there's reason to stay Hold on, take the time to breath Know it's time and what you need Say so long to the long dream, A bittersweet retreat

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Place is the first EP by Rainwater, a follow-up to the Seattle band's 2016 debut album Swimming in Sunlight. A document of a cross-country move from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, these songs embody the ramshackle amble of the long drive itself. Full of radiant guitars, shuffling drumwork, and wide spaces, they glide like American roadside. As hushed and quietly beautiful as their debut, the serene atmosphere belies the anxieties in the lyrics. Like a diary written in the backseat, songwriter Blake Luley looks back at the places in the rearview and wonders about all the uncertainties waiting at his destination. Can home and happiness be carried with you, or are they forever elusive? Rainwater are hopeful, but deeply thoughtful, staring out the window. These thoughts are crystallized on lead single "Rolling Train", which clacks along like its namesake before dissolving into lingering echoes of longing.

Made with musicians from New York as well as Seattle, the EP's bicoastal nature is reflected in a surprising variety of sounds and influences that nevertheless cohere into a singular vision. Beyond the familiar bedroom dream-pop sounds Rainwater has previously explored, they have also found themselves heavily inspired by the Ethio-Jazz of Mulatu Astatke, Angelo Badalamenti's Twin Peaks score, and the songwriting of Neil Young. Songs like opener "Driftwood" and the closing title track float on beds of vocals and hum with negative space. On "Coffee", a reverbed guitar solo drifts into a loping organ rhythm like a passing cloud, while "Ordinary Pain" escalates a doo-wop influenced shuffle into a soaring post-rock crescendo in under 3 minutes. These songs may pass by like hazy daydreams, but they are full of detail. The raw emotion invested in this EP suggests that this is not an odds-and-ends release of stylistic experiments, but a cohesive statement in its own right, and a sign of more curious, heartfelt music to come from Rainwater. Place is out soon on Digital & Limited Edition Cassette via Furious Hooves.

credits

released November 3, 2017

All songs written by Blake Luley

Arranged and performed by:
Blake Luley- vocals, guitar, synth, piano, bass, percussion
Amy Fitchette- vocals on tracks 1-4
Aviva Stampfer- vocals on track 3, bass synth on track 6
Patrick Curry- drums/percussion on tracks 2, 3, 4, & 6
Drew Fitchette- drums on 1 & 4
Dane Zarra- guitar on tracks 2, 3, & 5
Jesse Ramos Botello- bass on track 4
Neil Acharya- saxophone on tracks 2 & 5
Storm Benjamin- marimba on track 1

Recorded by Blake Luley and Bryan Pugh
Mixed by Blake Luley
Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk for Stereophonic Mastering

Artwork by Noam Stampfer
Design & Layout by Ryan McCardle

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Rainwater Seattle, Washington

Hi! We make mostly pretty music that gets a little gnarly.

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RIYL: Arthur Russell, Fleetwood Mac, Yo La Tengo

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