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"...several tracks. Highlights include Doug Sahm-damaged Tex-Mex opener "Oh, Rain," Ray Price-ian honky-tonk shuffles ("Austin Traffic," "Port A"), some..."

"...channel deep soul roots (the horn-punctuated "Lightning Bugs and Rain"), especially when they drive into Muscle Shoals as on..."

"...singer's couplets carry the weight: "I searched up for rain/ I prayed I was insane/ But the voice on..."

"...striking reading of Rank & File's "Sound of the Rain" demonstrates worthy inspiration...."

"...international acts before they break (revisit Adele's "Right as Rain" on Vol. 17). Homegrown favorites lead off both discs,..."

"...was scheduled in the expectation that yet another major rain event was threatening the area over the weekend. That..."

"...beat and howl of "Walt Disney." Closers "Feels Like Rain" and "The Longer It Lingers" tension between sentimental balladry..."

"...a tune bursting with hurt. "I don't mind the rain, I don't mind the cold, because I see a..."

"...Fiddle howling like a freight train whistle, Carrie Rodriguez again proves she can stitch together..."

"...of an otherwise lukewarm album. The radio-ready chorus of "Rain Like This in Georgia" and dark, backwater rhythm of..."

"...multitude of strings gives depth to the song's addictive refrain, and commanding vocalist Mohammad Firoozi soars off the scales..."

"...a ride through CCR's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" with daughter Paula that surprises as much for its..."

"...find a drink of water standing in the pouring rain"). Mumfordians will recognize the rolling collusion of Carter's mandolin..."

"...minted local Robert Plant on the hazy "It's Gonna Rain" and grinding "Airplane Driver" are easily recognizable, but Cook..."

"...light here as she lends her grace to "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Makin' Whoopee," and several duets with..."

"...realism, and Schmidt ably works Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain." As inviting and enveloping as his hushed vocal tremble..."

"...riffery. Opener "Lucky Me" is a nice teaser, but "Rain Inside" finally warms up the circulatory system, and "Jaws..."

"...as precise (the way he pops "pot") as its brain stain every time KUT spins it into the local..."

"...raw fiddle and passionate gospel blues of "Obey the Rain," a torrent of promise that unfortunately doesn't follow through..."

"...Boys ("I Want It That Way"), and Prince's "Purple Rain" guitar skronk...."

"...with Hayes Carll's feed-store vulnerability of "Beaumont." The Southern strain, Derek Trucks' sky-crying slide ("Already Free") and the fleet-fingered..."

"...Rubble guitarist Bobby Baker's band of cronies opens with rain-soaked soundscrape "Eva Mendez Rehab Stint" and continues through a..."

"...from Wal-Mart ("For Angela") to Japan ("Osaka in the Rain"). He also deals in a folk-singer truth-telling, where he..."

"...to mentor Townes Van Zandt on "Up Against the Rain." The Loving Kind may be the most political statement..."

"...New," "Undefined Tranzmizzion"), but Haterz soars on heartfelt tributes ("Rain") and a captivating Pink Floyd mix-up splitting the "Dull..."

"...indifference. By contrast, McCartney-style gem "I Think It's Gonna Rain" is a finger-popping exercise in making the best of..."

"...that makes "You Go to My Head" and "Come Rain or Come Shine" feel like a cozy late-night set..."

"...8) The Summer Wardrobe (Rainbow Quartz)..."

"...Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon. Fan faves like "Bitter Rain," "Bluest Eyes," and "Piece of Your Soul" make the..."

"...a full moon and with Mother Nature providing "The Rain Song," Led Zeppelin's mythos and mystique transformed Ruta Maya..."