Something Rain, The

Masters of their art for going on 20 years (more?) this English combo defines attention to detail, analog perfection, acoustic drippy sultry swaying everything. Male vocals that are distinct emotional and epic, along the lines of an Ian Curtis or David Bowie or Sinatra before them. Hammond organs, tasteful guitars, string arrangements, brass/woodwinds, very impresario when you dissect it but never comes across in that “music school” way. Not sure how these guys pull this off without it being cloying retro or such. Even Nick Cave must bow to these guys. Play with him, Ana Calvi, Anita Lane. Amazing stuff.

1) FCCS (9:04) spoken word story over minimal strummed guitar and keys that build, FCCs don’t appear until the “shocking” end, a must play during safe harbor
2)(5:29) lovely swingy sexy beat, sultry
3) (4:17) upbeat almost a retro groovy 60’s flare with wah wah pedals and “colored girl” background vocs in chorus
4) (5:44) dark, brushed drums, nice
5) (4:32) upbeat sorta with brass, approaching poppy with the chorus hooks, despite the minor keyed verses
6) (5:00) simple casio rhumba beat, slow with somber strings, “medicine you want, medicine you need…”
7) (5:43) upbeat, wah wah appears again, cool subtle noise, urgent and tense with sax, spy movie feel
8) (7:40) slow and dreamy feel, pretty and slow dancing material, epic
9) (2:42) pleasant instrumental, signature sound