REVIEW : Crazy Rain - ComfortComes

“Crazy Rain” is the second in a series of EPs in the run up to a release of a full length album later on this year. The first EP in the series was “Could We Survive” and that was more traditional Joseph material.

On, “Crazy Rain” there is more work with drum machines and out has come an collection of songs that are a little edgier and a little untraditional to what we have come to expect from Arthur. 

The first track “Killer’s Knife” starts off with a slow acoustic guitar but there is a slight twang in the background. Then immediately Arthur’s vocals sound like they are run through a series of distortions. The guitars are buzzing all over the place. 

“Nothing 2 Hide” is a duet with Greg Dulli of The Gutter Twins fame. Vocally, there is a lot of similarities with Arthur but Dulli is slightly deeper. 

“I Wanna Get You Alone” is Arthur getting a little funky and silly. We could have done without this one but it does nothing to take away from the overall experience. 

“Dream of the Eternal Life” turns onto this tippy and psychedelic track that is really busy and swirly.

These last two EPs have shown that Arthur while being incredibly prolific does not let his quality control go down. Arthur even gives us a little switch up on the styles pulling out the drum machines and working away from the traditional songs. 

These two EPs would make about an albums worth of material of a classic record. He just never seems to slow down.

By John Siwicki