Kyp Malone Turns On Rain Machine

07/14/09 12:04pm

by Steve McLean (CHARTattack)

TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone will release a solo album under the name Rain Machine on Sept. 22 via Anti- Records.

Malone describes Rain Machine as "a nearly full spectrum of frequencies audible to the human ear, a reflection of a variety of emotions and situations real and imagined — some rhythm some rhyme."

That doesn't offer much insight into the 11-track album, but the disc is said to include modern jazz and bluegrass elements as well as the guitar-based rock sounds more commonly associated with Malone's work with TV On The Radio.

The bushy-bearded singer/guitarist has been writing and recording songs alone since he moved to New York City at the dawn of the decade and performed as Black Lights and under his own name before adopting Rain Machine.

The self-titled debut was produced by Ian Brennan (Lucinda Williams, Jonathan Richman), and Malone created its artwork.

TV On The Radio are on the road in support of their third LP, last year's Dear Science. You can see them here:

July 15 Lyon, France @ Theatres Romains De Fourviere (Les Nuits De Fourviere)
July 17 Carhaix, France @ Les Vieilles Charrues
July 18 Angouleme, France @ Ferme Des Vallettes (Garden Nef Festival)
July 19 Benicassim, Spain @ Festival Internacional De Benicassim
July 21 Ferrara, Italy @ Bands Apart Festival
July 24 Nyon, Switzerland @ Paleo Festival
July 25 Laval, France @ Les 3 Elephants Festival
July 26 Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
July 27 Vienna, Austria @ Open Air
July 29 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
July 30 Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Medis
July 31 Ostersund, Sweden @ Great Lakes Festival
Aug. 2 Helsinki, Finland @ Ankkarock Festival
Aug. 7 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Aug. 8 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 11 Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell
Aug. 29 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival)

Here are the tracks on Rain Machine:

"Intro"
"Give Blood"
"New Last Name"
"Smiling Black Faces"
"Driftwood Heart"
"Hold You Holy"
"Desperate Bitch"
"Love Won't Save You"
"Free Ride"
"Leave The Lights On"
"Winter Song"