EP · 2022

Rainy Night Cab

Five romantic, rain-soaked songs for strangers, taxis and hotel hallways at night.

Tracks

1. Rainy Night Cab, Backseat Slow DanceWipers keeping time to the radio in the back of a yellow cab. We slowed the tempo until two people could dance in the seat.romantic ballad, dream jangle4:41
2. Elevator Music for TwoMidnight at the Grand Marquette, fourth floor, and the hall is all hush. We played this one to an elevator, I swear.dream pop-folk, romantic jangle3:29
3. Share My Rain, StrangerA bus stop on a Tuesday and a stranger who shared the rain. It's the kindest thing that ever happened to me.romantic folk, cosy jangle3:49
4. Ride Share With a Stranger SingingFlagged a cab at a quarter past two and the driver started singing. We joined him, obviously.playful singalong, bright folk rock3:36
5. Backseat Full of Strangers' StoriesA cabbie in a car way too clean, with a hundred stories for four strangers. We wrote them all down.warm storytelling folk, nostalgic jangle3:30

Liner notes

After the hymnal tour we wanted something small and tender, so we wrote about the people we met at the edges of the night: a cabbie, a stranger under our umbrella, a girl in an elevator. We recorded it in a hotel ballroom at dawn with the rain actually coming down outside. Don't turn it up too loud; it's meant to be a slow dance.

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