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The Rainkings are an English indie rock band, formed in 1989 by former members of Inspiral Carpets and The Bodines.[1] Stephen Holt had been the original singer in Inspiral Carpets, performing on their first few releases, including the Planecrash and Trainsurfing EP's plus the Dung 4 demo album. Holt left, along with Dave Swift in 1988, forming The Rainkings along with ex-Bodines drummer John Rowland, and bassist Carl Wolstenholme. The band released two singles on Playtime Records in 1989 and 1990, and continued with various line-up changes until the late 1990s including Dave Pears on lead guitar and Manny Lee, ex Waltones, on bass.
Rowland went on to join Jackson Sundown.
The Rainkings reformed in 2013 following the release of the compilation album ‘'Another Time – 1989-1994’'. Original members Stephen Holt (who rejoined the Inspiral Carpets in 2011), Dave Swift and John Rowland were joined by bassist Cathy Brooks (Dub Sex) and Chris Hutchinson on keyboards/guitar.[2] This line up of the band recorded 3 new songs — "Nothing's Set in Stone", "In From the Rain" and "By My Side".
Hutchinson left the band in 2014 and was replaced by Paul Williams on keyboards.[2]
In 2015 the band recorded 2 new songs — "Low Hit" and "Getting Nowhere". These were released that year alongside "Nothing's Set in Stone", "In From the Rain" and "By My Side" on the Fiveways EP, on Stephen Holt's label Hear Here Records.[2]
Discography
- Sictransitgloriaswanson EP (1989), Playtime (12")
- Sunlight Fades
- Count Me In
- Break The Strain
- Just An Idea
- Get Ready (1990), Playtime (7"/12"/CDS)
- Get Ready
- Move Along The Chain
- Too Many Words
- Another Time – 1989-1994 (2013), Playtime (compilation)
- Get Ready
- Gone
- Sunlight Fades
- Too Many Words
- This Is The Time
- Count Me In
- Take
- Move Along The Chain
- Break The Strain
- To The End
- Just An Idea
- Step By Step
- Way Down
- Fiveways EP (2015), Hear Here Records (CD and Download)
- Low Hit
- Getting Nowhere
- Nothing's Set In Stone
- In From The Rain
- By My Side
- Compilation appearances
- "Sunlight Fades" appeared on Hit The North compilation album (1990) Bop
- "Take" appeared on the Home compilation album (1990) Sheer Joy
- "To The End" appeared on the Movement compilation album (1993) ESP
- "Too Many Words" appeared in the film Spike Island (2013)
References
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
- ^ a b c Smedley, Simon (2015) "Rainkings are back to ‘bang out a few tunes’", Oldham Evening Chronicle, 14 April 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016