:: Rain Paints

Sendai, Japan. The first time I heard about Rain Paints was thanks to a tape released by the very fine Japanese label Miles Apart Records in 2014. It was a tape that was part of their Cassette Tapes Club, and this one was the third release. It was showcasing 2 songs by Rain Paints, “Funeral Rain” and “10miles” and had the catalog number of MAP-007. This tape, limited to 100 copies, came with a cool art of a boy and his dog eating a sandwich. It also gave us the details that the music was made by Yasushi Matsuo and tdsgk. Lyrics are also credited to both. The songs were recorded and mixed by Yasushi while the mastering is credited to Koji Takagi. But this wasn’t the first time Rain Paints were releasing music. Previously, in 2013, the band released a self-titled 7″ with Beko from France. The 7″ included the song “The Sun is Down” on the A side and on the B side there was “The Sun is Down (The Beauty Remix)” on the B side. I didn’t get this record as I didn’t see the point of a B side…