Crazy Rain

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]

Crazy Rain
EP by
Joseph Arthur
ReleasedApril 15, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock
Length29:49
LabelLonely Astronaut Records
ProducerJoseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Jennifer Turner
Joseph Arthur chronology
Could We Survive (EP)
(2008)		 Crazy Rain
(2008)		 Vagabond Skies (EP)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.3/10)[2]
PopMatters(2/10)[3]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Killer's Knife"Arthur4:13
2."Nothin' 2 Hide"Arthur3:44
3."I Wanna Get You Alone"Arthur, Turner4:06
4."Radio Euphoria"Arthur3:26
5."Dream of the Eternal Life"Arthur5:24
6."I Come Down"Arthur, Dave Rosser2:23
7."Nobody Make It Home"Arthur, Turner3:00
8."Hunter"Arthur3:33

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.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Pitchfork Media review Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. PopMatters review
  4. Arthur's Armada: 4 EPs, New Album In 2008
  5. LONELY ASTRONAUTS - Killer's Knife
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