RAIN PARADE
SURPRISE SURPRISE
new single
out 10.05.24
(Label 51 Recordings)
EUROPEAN TOUR 2024
06.06.24 OSLO (NO) Blå tickets
07.06.24 STOCKHOLM (SE) Kafé Himlavalvet tickets
08.06.24 MALMO (SE) Medley tickets
09.06.24 COPENHAGEN (DK) Loppen tickets
11.06.24 HAMBURG (DE) Nochtspeicher tickets
12.06.24 AMSTERDAM (NL) Paradiso Zonnehuis tickets
13.06.24 ANTWERP (BE) Djingel Djangel tickets
14.06.24 BRISTOL Strange Brew tickets
15.06.24 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club tickets
16.06.24 MANCHESTER Night & Day tickets
18.06.24 NOTTINGHAM Old Cold Store tickets
19.06.24 LONDON 229 tickets
21.06.24 VITORIA-GASTEIZ (ES) Azkena Festival tickets
Rain Parade is a highly acclaimed neo-psychedelic group that gained popularity as a leading light in LA’s fabled ‘Paisley Underground’ scene of the early 1980s. Their signature sound combines hypnotic, melodic songwriting and ’60s psych-inspired instrumentation (chiming guitars, eastern-inflected motifs, multi-part vocal harmonies) with ’70s punk influences and a darker lyrical approach.
Their internationally recognised classic 1983 debut LP, ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’, featuring the songwriting talents of founding members Matt Piucci, Steven Roback and David Roback, was swiftly followed by the ‘Explosions in the Glass Palace’ EP (recorded after David’s departure) which Sid Griffin of the Long Ryders stated “is and will forever be the BEST recording from a Paisley Underground band, be it us, The Dream Syndicate, The Bangles, The Three O’Clock or whomever.”
These seminal records went on to influence numerous guitar-based UK acts of the 1980s and 1990s, including Stone Roses, The Charlatans and much of the Creation stable, with Teenage Fanclub, My Bloody Valentine and Ride declaring themselves fans. Their reputation has continued to grow, while their songs have been covered by the likes of The Bluetones, Buffalo Tom, This Mortal Coil and The Bangles.
A long-awaited new Rain Parade album entitled ‘Last Rays Of A Dying Sun’ was released in 2023. Their first studio record in 38 years, it sounds like both a lost classic and the groundbreaking work of an unknown new artist as they continue to evolve and surprise.
