Shadows & Always Will Be

Leaving behind all you’ve ever known, can be a scary experience but it can also turn into something beautiful. One could say that that was the case when Trevor Tillery decided to pack his bags and leave his hometown Phoenix, AZ behind for Seattle, WA in the summer of 2006. This experience lead to the realization that there was so much Trevor had wanted to say but had never before put into song. According to Trevor, “I felt like I had these songs in me for years and they all burst out of me at once because I had been holding them in for so long. I had always been just a closet singer until the songs called me to sing them. I feel like the songs found me. I did not find them”. This realization would lead to the birth of Raining And Ok.

Trevor spent a semester at college in Seattle before moving back to Phoenix to team up with good friends Nick DuPlessis, Stephen Spears and Austin Tingle to begin Raining And OK.  Their first show took place in 2007 opening for This Providence. In September of the same year the band put out their first release titled ‘The Devil On Your Shoulder’ which caused quiet a buzz. After touring with ‘Barcelona’ the band began working with Matt Grabe and Dan Young (This Providence) to write and record their follow-up EP entitled ‘Always Will Be’ that came out in March of 2009.

Raining And Ok’s music is true, fresh, honest and sophisticated. Their catchy melodies will be on your mind for days. What I like most about both their EPs is that they are beautifully crafted from start to finish. This band will make a lasting impression on you. And I hope they continue to continue their musical journey because  what they have going for them is truly fantastic and inspiring. Be sure to check them out. Keep up the good work boys! (PS. Thanks to Amanda for bringing this band to my attention, I’m hooked).

SIDENOTE — to answer a question I recived via email; YES, I do take recommendations myself and I am willing to listen to anything so if you have someone you think I should check out and talk about here you can always email me at farewellnight@gmail.com. Don’t be shy xoxo. ALSO, if you have emailed me do not worry I am getting to listening to everything so if I haven’t discussed it yet don’t worry.