'This is not a circular' Album

The Rainbow Family

Exclusive pre-release via Itunes on June 4th and will be in the shops in physical form on the 2nd July (Via Universal).
The single, I can See A Rainbow, will be released June 18th


If you’re thinking that with a name like The Rainbow Family, the band might sound a bit ‘trippy’, you wouldn’t be far wrong. Having holed themselves up in the Scottish mountains to write and record, and with influences like LemonJelly and The Beta Band, the sound they’ve produced is unlike anything currently troubling either the charts or the likes of the NME. Despite some overtly pop and soul influences too (Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys), the result is a collection of songs that fuse psychedelia with the more mellow side of electronic dance music. In fact, a couple of tracks are very reminiscent of The Avalances hit ‘Since I left You’ from a couple of years back. They certainly live up to their claim of wanting to make ‘happy and fun’ music, but there’s still something of appearing to be self-consciously cool about it. You could imagine this as coffee table music, if the owner of the coffee table in question has a thing for the quirky and exotic. However you see it, it’ll certainly take a good few listens to really get into it because although it lacks immediacy and doesn’t instantly grab you, it’s undeniably well-crafted and clearly a labour of love.

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http://www.rainbowfamilymusic.com

Nicky Veness