Rainy Day Women - "Mars" - Best New Bands

Brooklyn – Rainy Day Women is a four-piece wonder out of Perth, and this band of Australians is poised to commandeer the devotion of any listener who harbors an old-soul lover of classic pop. The group’s sound borrows from the great masters of summer soundtracks, and weaves a contemporary air into the fabric of their work (think Pet Sounds meets Real Estate’s Days). Their music is unstoppably luminous, and it will supplant you with rapidity directly to a sundrenched Pacific oasis.

With their debut album on the horizon, and with the heart of summer well upon us, Rainy Day Women might just monopolize all that time you set aside to simmer in classic pop tracks born of the 60s.

Self-described as “popppity pop pop,” this is a group in tune with their true identity. The band’s list of influences bridge both generational and categorical divides, to include Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Cat Stevens, Beach Boys, Neil Young, RHCP and Midlake.

Rainy Day Women began in 2011, and members include Dylan Ollivierre, Tom Allison, Ross Pickersgill and Brett Walsh. The boys have released two EPs to date, 2012′s Sleigh Bed and last year’s Friends. Their first full-length album, Ain’t It Time, is slated for release in the coming months (release date TBA). The first single, “Mars,” is an outstanding preview of what’s to come.

This single is feel-good rock for next generation 60’s enthusiasts, seemingly designed for any soul that longed to exist in the days of altruistic, melodious and carefree rock-and-roll. Rainy Day Women embrace their feel good sound, and ultimately offer their audience a happy, handclap escape amidst the sea of dark-brewed-and-distorted auras of contemporary rock.

“Mars” is an anthem for the self-aware wanderer. Lyrically, it depicts a departure of the most affecting sort. Imagining that Mars is his destination, the narrator describes a brutal yet blessed severing of ties. Embedded in the lyricism is the sort of tangible, heartfelt sentiment that accompanies parting ways with the dearest of friends and the nostalgic well wishing that separation might evoke. If a band can succinctly pin down a single, earnest sentiment via a single, I’d venture to say that the band has made a success of themselves. “Mars” does just this and more. Traversing cool and calming melodies, Rainy Day Women project a picture of departure on the biggest screen a heart could hold. “Mars” encapsulates beautiful homesickness, through which the band masterfully demonstrates their unstoppable potential.

Rainy Day Women follow in the footsteps of other indie Perth exports like Tame Impala, and the band’s track record to date is already quite impressive. In 2013, they ranked as the most played artist on Triple J Unearthed, with two songs on heavy rotation. That same year, Rainy Day Women reached the number one slot on the Channel V indie charts. Also worthy of note, the group won WAM Pop Act of the Year in 2013 and WAM Song of the Year in 2012.

Armed with an arsenal such as this, Rainy Day Women’s future is looking about as bright as their sound. While we wait for more information regarding their forthcoming, fall into their single and let it soundtrack your next great escape. If yours is a nomadic soul, you won’t regret the decision for an instant.

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Born in Mexico and raised in Toronto, Jerusalem and Chicago by a pair of journalists, Liz comes to BestNewBands.com with an inherited love of writing. After discovering a niche for herself in music journalism and radio while at Bates College in Maine, she always keeps a running playlist of new music to soundtrack her place in the world. Liz is passionate about helping dedicated, talented musicians gain the exposure they deserve. A recent transplant to Brooklyn from Hawaii, she is plagued by an incurable case of wanderlust and cursed with an affinity for old maps and old things like typewriters and vintage books. She adores photography and running and is very good with plants. Having come of age in Chicago, Wilco speaks to her soul. If she could be anything, she would be a cat in a Murakami novel.