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Swimming In Sunlight

by Rainwater

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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    This Furhoof: Sixth Man pressing of 'Swimming in Sunlight' comes with a deluxe 4-panel Jcard with photography by Blake Luley, design by Ryan McCardle. All hand-numbered. Comes with a special surprise.

    First Pressing.

    Pink Cassette (ltd to 100)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Swimming In Sunlight via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Limited Edition Handmade CD (made by Pavonine Packaging) comes in a unique handmade slip-case with diecuts to reveal the hand-cut wallet-style CD jacket within. Comes with a special surprise.

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    Includes unlimited streaming of Swimming In Sunlight via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Ditmars 03:46
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Lonesome You 04:40
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Rid 02:24
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Dead Frogs 03:51
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Thundercloud 04:14
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Out Of Focus 04:25
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Love Glow 02:32
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For Aviva 04:04

about

FH-042 / FH:VI-018

'Swimming in Sunlight' is the debut release from Rainwater, a project helmed by songwriter Blake Luley. The album is an intimate, personal journey out of the dark wilderness of adolescence and self-loathing into the light of love and acceptance. These gentle, shimmering songs were written and recorded in a variety of places, from bathroom floors to studio spaces, over the course of eight years, charting the ups, downs, and quiet revelations of Luley’s young adulthood in Brooklyn, NY. Heartbreak, loss, and anxiety give way to newfound love, reconciliation, and hope as the album’s ten songs mark time spent fighting darkness, not in vain. In a way, this debut almost feels like the end of a chapter as Rainwater relocates to Seattle, WA.

During his time in Brooklyn, Blake Luley has been a multi-instrumentalist with the indie rock bands Air Waves and Howth, as well as a solo composer of experimental music under the name Ajnabi. Though 'Swimming in Sunlight' represents a sharp shift away from the dark ambient soundscapes of Luley's composition work, he retains his ear for texture and rhythm. Like a pleasant daydream, the songs change shape from ramshackle, whispered indie reminiscent of Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie, The Microphones), to cavernous, free-floating shoegaze more akin to Slowdive, to even more surprising realms beyond. This is a guitar album where bright tones ring like wind chimes, acting in concert with the lyrical themes of light and darkness. Heavily reverbed sax floats in and out like a breeze, while tufts of electronic menace drift by like clouds. Tender harmonies from Luley’s partner Aviva Stampfer drive home the sense that over all, this is an album about finding strength and guidance in love. These are meditative, patient songs that find deep wells of grace and feeling in their seeming simplicity.

credits

released August 12, 2016

All songs written and performed by Blake Luley with Aviva Stampfer (voice), Patrick Curry (drums/percussion), Charlie Rudoy (drums), Clare Plunkett (cello), Dane Zarra (additional guitar), Neil Acharya (saxophone), Zubin Hensler (trumpet).

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Blake Luley in Brooklyn, NY.

Additional recording by Patrick Curry at Marinara Studios, and Brian Hurlow.

Photography by Blake Luley.
Design & Layout by Ryan McCardle.

Thanks, first of all, to Aviva Stampfer for truly being a saving grace for me in life and for playing such a crucial role in the creation of this album. Thanks to Pat, Dane, Neil, Clare, Charlie, and Zubin for being such good friends and sharing your brilliant talents with me. Thanks to my parents and grandparents for nurturing me and inspiring a lot of the material on the album. Thanks to Ryan at Furious Hooves for putting out the album. Thanks to anyone listening.

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