Here is a new song that I wrote. Only acoustic for now.

Rain the Shining – Ode to Ol’ St. Pale (acoustic) from Rain the Shining on Vimeo.

Yesterday we worked on “Shotgun Eyes.” I laid down lead and back-up vocal tracks. Below is one of my takes for the lead vocal for the tune. It’s always so awkward to watch anyone sing without hearing musical accompaniment. I guess that’s why acapella groups are so grueling to watch.  If you can’t wait to hear what the song sounds like with some music behind the vocals, I posted a vid of me singing an early version of this song on the site a while back.

We’ve been pretty bad with updating this site. So I decided to preview another new song acoustic style. We’ve made great progress in finishing this tune in just one practice, so we may have a full band version very soon. Until then, enjoy.

Shotgun Eyes:

Thanks to my buddy Tim’s trustee new sidekick, his iPhone 3Gs, we now have video footage from our Artscape set. Although it doesn’t capture the true live rock sound of RtS, it’s footage no less. Take a peep and tell us what you think. And, thanks again for all of those who came out to support us after a year on hiatus.

Sudden Burst of Red

Celebrate

No more than just two days after posting an acoustic version of our new song, The Good Mourning Sun, do I have a fantastic gem for ya’ll. Our Sunday practice proved to be more productive than most, and we have officially finished the full band version of this new tune. On top of that, we videotaped ourselves rehearsing the song, so I threw together a little music video. It’s very dramatic. My hope was to make it feel like a movie trailer since I think it sounds like it could be used as the closing credits of a movie. Enjoy.

Here is the acoustic version of a new song called “The Good Mourning Sun.” We can not wait to finish the full band version of this. We’ve already begun to translate it into an official RtS song, and it’s already taken on a new form that is totally rad. Although this video has a very folk-y feel, the full band version is very dark and ominous…which in my mind equals great. Enjoy.

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There is a lot to discuss from the RtS camp. New song, new practice space and recording has officially begun. For the sake of this entry, let’s limit the talking points to the former. We have a new song to premiere. It’s called “One of Two.” A song which started as just an acoustic song, then piano ballad, has turned into a two organ, guitar, bass and drums opus. Though it’s not a video that we will likely see gracing the primetime slot of MTV, it will certainly give you a sense of what “One of Two” sounds like as a full band. We hope you enjoy.