L'Rain (album)

L'Rain
Studio album by
L'Rain
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2017
GenreExperimental
LabelAstro Nautico
Producer
L'Rain chronology
L'Rain
(2017) 		Fatigue
(2021)

L'Rain is the debut studio album by experimental musician Taja Cheek, who performs as L'Rain.[1][2] The album was released in 2017 by New York City-based label Astro Nautico[3][4] and included in best-of-year lists by publications including Pitchfork[5] and Bandcamp Daily.[6] The album cover is an image of Cheek's forearm, which is tattooed "L'Rain"; she chose the name after her mother, Lorraine, died during the making of the record.[2]

L'Rain features Andrew Lappin on guitars, Alex Goldberg on drums and percussion, Jeremy Powell on saxophone, and TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone on backing vocals.[7] Cheek composed and performs vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass, samples, and percussion on the album,[8] which she co-produced with Lappin.[7]

  1. ^ Fraden, Angel E. (February 26, 2018). "Meet L'Rain, the Mystic Multi-Instrumentalist and Vocalist Whose Intimate Music Will Mesmerize You". Teen Vogue. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pareles, Jon (June 24, 2021). "L'Rain's Songs Hold Ghosts, Demons and Healing". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Balfour, Jay (September 28, 2017). "L'Rain: L'Rain". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Kuhn, Bennett. "Labeled: Astro Nautico". Impose Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Geffen, Sasha (December 15, 2017). "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Best Albums of 2017: #20 – 1". Bandcamp Daily. December 15, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Schube, Will (September 8, 2017). "L'Rain's Debut Album Is A Rollercoaster Ride of Soul, Shoegaze, and Dance". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Berlatsky, Noah (September 4, 2017). "Music on the Horizon". Splice Today. Retrieved July 16, 2021.