Rain City Drive

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Rain City Drive
Also known asRain City (2021)
Origin Palm Coast, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active2021–present
Labels
Spinoff of
Members
  • Matt McAndrew
  • Colin Vieira
  • Weston Richmond
  • Felipe Sanchez
  • Zachary Baker
Website https://raincitydrive.com

Rain City Drive is an American rock [3] band from Palm Coast, Florida. The band emerged from the evolution of Sacramento-based band Slaves, and features The Voice runner-up Matt McAndrew on vocals. The group name is derived from Manchester, England, sometimes referred to as the "rainy city", where the five members initially met. [4]

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Their first album, To Better Days , was initially released under their previous iteration name, but was later re-released and exists currently in digital stores as part of Rain City Drive's catalog.

The band would go on to sign to independent record label Thriller Records, and release their self-titled studio album on July 15, 2022.

History

All members of Rain City Drive were initially part of the post-hardcore band Slaves. With the departure of Jonny Craig, then Slaves continued their touring endeavors across Europe and Australia, with Matt McAndrew assuming the role of lead vocalist.

On June 25, 2020, the band officially announced on Facebook that their final release under the name Slaves would be To Better Days. In a statement, the band expressed their support for the BLM movement and their decision to disassociate their music from a term laden with negative connotations. [5] The fourth studio album, To Better Days, was subsequently released on August 7, 2020.

On October 15, 2021, the band announced their decision to continue creating music and performing as a new band, Rain City. The name is a reference to the first meeting of the band members in Manchester, England, often referred to as the "rainy city". The members said the name stands "as a reminder to keep looking up even when there’s a cloud overhead". The band expressed gratitude to their dedicated fans, dedicating their new album to their "unwavering support". [6] On November 6, 2021, the band announced through their Instagram page that they signed with independent record label Thriller Records and they would adopt the name Rain City Drive. Accompanying this announcement was the release of their new single, Cutting It Close. [2]

Band members

Current members

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
SongYearPeak chartAlbum
US
Hard Rock
US Main.
[7]
"Cutting It Close"2021Rain City Drive
"Dreams"2022
"Waiting On You"
"Dying For"
"Frozen"202332Things are Different Now
"Medicate Me" (with Dayseeker)20241732
"Neverbloom"
"Over Me"
"Concrete Closure"
"Wish You the Best"36

Videography

YearTitleLinkFrom the albumDirectors
2021"Cutting It Close" Rain City DriveMatt Boda
2022"Dreams" Katharine White
"Waiting on You" Vicente Cordero
"Blood Runs Cold" Matt Boda
2023"Frozen" Things are Different NowMatthue Coda
2024"Wish You the Best" Sam Link

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