Summer 2014. The hot Kentucky sun beats down on the dusty highway, and a few hillbillies drink moonshine in the shade of an old barn. At the same time, four film students in Hamburg form the rock band Raindance Kid. "It's kind of country, but to me it's heavy metal!" This is what a voice in the audience at one of the early concerts by Raindance Kid, who call their music "post-country."
The fusion of Americana and post-rock oscillates between ecstatic fervor and delicate spheres, with an unbroken intensity that is impossible to escape. Yet even though the songs repeatedly hint at their roots in the sound of American folk music, Raindance Kid doesn't hide behind any clichés and refrains from ironic exaggeration. Thus, the more folk-inspired instruments of banjo and fiddle combine in a fascinating way with the standard rock line-up, creating the sound that makes Raindance Kid so unique.
Singer and songwriter Nikolas Kuhl sings of spirituality, the depths of the universe, and interpersonal relationships, naming them in his very own language, shimmering with metaphors and allegories. The pathos of the American expanse is found in the cold romanticism of the Nordic landscape. The morbid dreariness of the prairie becomes an urban juggernaut, and the outlaw becomes an urban neurotic. Admittedly, sometimes it's also about cowboys, guns, and whiskey. The audience dances and staggers, fueled by driving beats. They float and dream, transported by psychedelic soundscapes. In this spirit: "Here it comes, the Raindance Kid."
1. Winterland
2. Anthem
3. Swayer
4. Letter to David
5. Song To The Mountains
6. Last Song
7. Dead Hearts Choir
8. Black River
9. The Road
