| Crazy Rain | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 29:49 | |||
| Label | Lonely Astronaut Records | |||
| Producer | Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Jennifer Turner | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.3/10)[2] |
| PopMatters | (2/10)[3] |
Crazy Rain is an EP from singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Joseph Arthur. The 8-song EP was released in the US on April 15, 2008. Crazy Rain is the second in a series of four EPs released in anticipation for the release of Joseph's seventh studio album Temporary People on September 30. From Billboard.com:
For Crazy Rain, Arthur is "working with a lot of drum machines" but doesn't classify the material as techno per se. "It's just more on the edgier, drum machine-side of what I do," he says. "..."I'm using old drum machines and doing home recording-style stuff. It's the most fun to do what you haven't done in awhile [sic]."[4]
The lyrics to "Killer's Knife" first appeared in Joseph's poem "111704. Minneapolis." in 2004. The song was then known under the name "Heartbeart" and the lyrics had a few different lines.[5] Greg Dulli provides backing vocals on "Nothin' 2 Hide."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Killer's Knife" | Arthur | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Nothin' 2 Hide" | Arthur | 3:44 |
| 3. | "I Wanna Get You Alone" | Arthur, Turner | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Radio Euphoria" | Arthur | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Dream of the Eternal Life" | Arthur | 5:24 |
| 6. | "I Come Down" | Arthur, Dave Rosser | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Nobody Make It Home" | Arthur, Turner | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Hunter" | Arthur | 3:33 |
Notes
- Recorded and produced by Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, and Jennifer Turner.
- Musicians: Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Jennifer Turner, and Dave Rosser.
- Guest vocals on "Killer's Knife" by James Hall.
- Guest vocals on "Nothin' 2 Hide" by Greg Dulli.
- Photography by Danny Clinch.
- Lonely Astronaut Records #LA004.