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Raincloud

from To a Crisp by Brûlée

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I wrote this song as a way to say thank you to my wife for staying close during some tough times. Sometimes it’s important just to be present with someone, even when there's nothing to be said or done. The raincloud image was inspired by Stephan Pastis’ cartoon series “Pearls before Swine,” which follows the adventures of an abrasive, hedonistic rat and a dopey, big-hearted pig. In one episode, Rat is followed by his own personal raincloud. Although Pig is unable to stop the mysterious raincloud from drenching Rat, he eventually steps under the raincloud to share the experience and says, “What are friends for?”
Raincloud combines details from a variety of far-flung memories, like trips to Vietnam, Croatia, Burma, and a few Springsteen shows in New Jersey. The anecdote about “getting lost coming down” occurred on the South Pacific island of Maupiti, which also appears in Aura’s lyrics for Byrdsong (She asked me to suggest an island with a three syllable name ending with an “ee” sound). The last verse mentions trains going by at midnight. Years after writing Raincloud, I wondered if I was unconsciously influenced by Paul Simon’s “Train in the Distance,” in which he perfectly captured the sense of possibility in this simple sound. I remember being able to hear distant trains while lying in bed in my shared house in Oakland twenty years ago. I was reassured to hear the same sound on our first night in our current house in Washington DC.
— Louis

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from To a Crisp, released December 1, 2012
Words and music by Louis Matza.

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Brulee Washington, D.C.

Brûlée is a band that stubbornly defies genre. In a world that likes to put things in nice, neat cubby holes, this band is not so easily described.
Inventive song writing and exceptional musicianship combine in a musical blend spanning styles such as indie singer-songwriter, alternative, lounge, jazz, blues, and contemporary folk. You’ll hear other influences that you like too. Just listen!
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