Portland’s no-wave, angular post-punk outfit RAYON present their beautifully whacked-out single ‘Shopping’, a tongue-in-cheek ode to consumerism and travel born from near-burnout and a revitalizing trip south of the border. The video, filmed with their nostalgic Super 8 video, showcases grocery store antics before being kicked out, proving that new life can always be found on aisle five. Along with B-side ‘Running’, the single is available on 7″ vinyl and digitally via Little Cloud Records.
Led by ERIC SABATINO, Rayon involves members of Sun Atoms, Yuvees, Pastilla and Martha Stax. This release was mixed by Sabatino and famed engineer LARRY CRANE (Cat Power, Sleater-Kinney, The Go-Betweens, Elliott Smith, Death Cab for Cutie) and mastered by TIMOTHY STOLLENWERK (Yo La Tengo, Grouper, Morphine).
The Spill Magazine calls this “a dedicated exercise in analog authenticity… Like a forgotten gem unearthed from the early ’90s… Recalling alt-rock touchstones like Sonic Youth, Talking Heads and dEUS… an infectious, authentic rush”.
Written in two parts, ‘Shopping’ is a tongue-in-cheek song about consumerism and travel, written by a person who travels and consumes quite a bit. ‘Running’ is an anxious song about the people you love and the addictions that they can’t shake – and the sound of a tape echo that’s about to stop working.
Rayon spent last winter honing these and other songs through a series of live shows, including an epic trip to Guadalajara, which served as creative fodder for the band’s latest inspiration and re-invigoration.
“We played some of the first enjoyable shows in a few years, and a new energy emerged. We started functioning as a band, we traveled to Mexico, and came back to record these songs. And another record is in the works. As for the new video, we got kicked out of two grocery stores making it. The Mexican Tienda was cool as hell; they loved it. We shopped and goofed around in stores, drove the old car down to the park under the bridge and had a picnic. Jeff filmed it all on a cute old Super 8 camera.”
‘Shopping b/w Running’ is out now digitally and available as a limited pressing of 150 blue transparent 7″ record and 150 black 7″ vinyl. It can be ordered in all formats via Bandcamp.
TRACK LIST
1. Shopping 04:06
2. Running 05:25
CREDITS
All songs written by Eric Sabatino
Recorded by Eric Sabatino in Rayon’s garage on 16-track tape
Mixed by Eric Sabatino & Larry Crane at Jackpot! Recording
Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Mastering
Eric Sabatino – guitar, bass & vocals
Eric Rubalcava – drums
Riley McLaughlin – guitar
Anna Sabatino – keys & vocals
Cover photo & layout by Eric Sabatino (photo of lamp lady shot on an Argus C3 with Cinestill 800t)
Video shot on film (Super 8 Camera) & edited by Jeff Tuyay
Get Rayon’s Music
‘Shopping / Running’ single (all formats) https://missrayon.bandcamp.com/album/shopping-b-w-running
Vinyl order https://littlecloudrecords.com/products/rayon-shopping-b-w-running
Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/shopping-s
Rayon photo by Eric Sabatino
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