In the jingle jangle morning we were singin' in the Rain...
Central Rain is the antidote to autotune: no-frills, melody-drenched indie pop/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.
We All Know What We Want!
From Luke:
"I had the privilege of getting together with Jan Skubiszewski (Red Moon Studios) to work on an experimental track I'd written called 'We All Know What We Want'. It was an absolute blast to spend a couple of…
Long time no post!
Apologies for our rather long absence from the interwebs, we've been on a bit of a haitus! We do, however, have something rather good to share, and it's coming out next Monday (April 15). It's a song we've been sitting…
Read moreCentral Rain + Whales Head For The Hills!
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…
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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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