The Rainchildren – The Other One

The Rainchildren
The Other One
1995 (no label)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Marty Shaughnessy – Vocals, guitars
Dennis Durasoff – Guitars, background vocals
Steve Bridgeman – Guitars, background vocals
Kevin Russo: Drums

Wit Arndt – Drum programming
Rachel Hartnett – Violin, cello
Annette Buerger – Background vocals

Side 1:

1. Stories in the Rain
2. Yesterday
3. Everyone Else
4. Take Me Back

Side 2:

1. Call Me
2. Father From You
3. Mona Lisa
4. The Diner
5. Everlasting Arms

I don’t have as many details about the recording of this demo as I found for Our Little Demo. It appears that the previous one-off demo that was mostly a Marty Shaughnessy solo demo turned into a band effort. According to online information, new members were being added in 95-96, while old members were going and coming back. Shaughnessy even toured as a member of The Throes in this time period. The band apparently stabilized and shortened their name to just Rainchildren to release the mostly live album Feels Like Summer in 1997. “Take Me Back,” “Mona Lisa,” and “The Diner” were the only songs here that were included on their 1998 compilation Limited Edition. “Stories in the Rain” and “Father From You” were re-recorded for Feels Like Summer, while “Yesterday” was re-recorded for Somewhere Middle in 2000. This demo finds the band going more alternative rock, with electric guitars up front and a noticeable U2 influence. But there are still folk rock touches all over the album.