Central Rain is joining the hordes of awesome bands heading up to Belgrave to play at its best little venue Gin Lane. Melbourne mates Whales have some cracking new tunes and are coming along for the ride so a sterling…
Read moreWelcome to Central Rain's Official Website
Central Rain is the antidote to autotune: no-frills, melody-drenched indie rock that Blurs The Church, Neil Young, REM and The Go-Betweens. The first solo project for Melbourne musician Luke Thomas (The Pictures, Deserters, The Ronson Hangup), the music is produced without bells, whistles or studio trickery. Never one to pander to mainstream radio tastes, Thomas writes from the heart and the songs are recorded and performed with a refreshing honesty.
Lazy Sunday Arvo, Anyone?
Our mate Rob from the superb Little Murders has a birthday coming up, and he figured what better way to celebrate than with a an afternoon of awesome acoustic goodness at one of his favourite venues? And so FAB ACOUSTICA…
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We love PBS FM!
PBS FM in Melbourne has selected our album Kick The Moon as one of their Top 10 feature records for the week! PBS, along with community radio stations all over the country, is a huge and vitally important supporter of…
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Album Launch September 9!
Central Rain is beyond stoked to be launching their new album in such highly esteemed company! 'Kick The Moon' was recorded direct to 2-inch tape in two days and takes on a dynamic live sound in the hands of a…
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New Music!
We are beyond stoked to announce that Off The Hip Records will be releasing our new album Kick The Moon in August! Launch gig is September 9 in Melbourne, details for that coming soon. In the meantime, click over to…
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Keep June 9 Free, Folks!
Luke and Erica are going to be part of a special acoustic night at Tago Mago in June, called "Tago Acoustico!". Also on the lineup are Little Murders, The Golden Rail and Kyle Brew, so it should be a pearler…Read more
Massive Sunday Night Coming Up!
With current single “Hurricane Stan” garnering plenty of notice and a brand new album in the can, we're hitting the stage at the Workers Club on March 5 for a Sunday evening to rock your socks off! Joining us will…
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'Hurricane Stan' Is Here!
Here it is folks, our brand-spanking new single "Hurricane Stan"! This is the first taste of our debut album, due out later this year. If you click through to our Bandcamp you can download the song for…Read more
Have you ever wondered what your favourite bands and artists would pick as their top ten records of all time? Well, Luke has and he's been asking them! The result is a blog called My Top Ten, and each fortnight one of Australia's best musos will reveal all.
Check it out!