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Crazy Rain is an EP from singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Joseph Arthur. The 8-song EP was released in the US on April 15, 2008. Crazy Rain is the second in a series of four EPs released in anticipation for the release of Joseph's seventh studio album Temporary People on September 30. From Billboard.com:

For Crazy Rain, Arthur is "working with a lot of drum machines" but doesn't classify the material as techno per se. "It's just more on the edgier, drum machine-side of what I do," he says. "..."I'm using old drum machines and doing home recording-style stuff. It's the most fun to do what you haven't done in awhile [sic]."[4]

Crazy Rain
EP by Joseph Arthur
Released	April 15, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	29:49
Label	Lonely Astronaut Records
Producer	Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Jennifer Turner
Joseph Arthur chronology
Could We Survive (EP) (2008) Crazy Rain (2008) Vagabond Skies (EP) (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.3/10)[2]
PopMatters	(2/10)[3]

The lyrics to "Killer's Knife" first appeared in Joseph's poem "111704. Minneapolis." in 2004. The song was then known under the name "Heartbeart" and the lyrics had a few different lines.[5] Greg Dulli provides backing vocals on "Nothin' 2 Hide."

Track listing

Notes

• Recorded and produced by Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, and Jennifer Turner.
• Musicians: Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Jennifer Turner, and Dave Rosser.
• Guest vocals on "Killer's Knife" by James Hall.
• Guest vocals on "Nothin' 2 Hide" by Greg Dulli.
• Photography by Danny Clinch.
• Lonely Astronaut Records #LA004.

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