Crazy Rain

Crazy Rain
EP by Joseph Arthur
Released April 15, 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre Alternative rock
Length 29:49
Label Lonely Astronaut Records
Producer Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Jennifer Turner
Joseph Arthur chronology

Could We Survive (EP)
(2008)
Crazy Rain (EP)
(2008)
Vagabond Skies (EP)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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. TitleWriter(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

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