Rain (from "Cowboy Bebop") / Rain (from "Cowboy Bebop") / Rain (from "Cowboy Bebop")

Lauren the Flute - vocals, flute, arrangement
Ian Martyn - bass

This song is a sad, heavy one. I frequently sing more joyful songs, and right now I know the world needs more joyful music, but I feel like this particular performance for me comes from some of the darker places I've been, emotionally, over the past five years. I'll try to balance it out with something brighter next!

I first started working on this one in 2015. But then my life fell apart in 2016, and a lot of projects fell by the wayside. I'm actually very glad for the delay on this one because I feel like I matured and grew a lot both as a person and as a vocalist, and this song is better for it. This is a new style of singing for me, and it is unlike anything else I've ever put on YouTube — and it's actually kind of scary and risky for me to do so, because it is raw and that means sometimes it's a little bit rough and ugly in places. But I think that makes it feel more real, and I'm proud of myself for letting go.

I have loved this song for years, and I'm so glad to be sharing it with the world at long last.

Featuring bass by my friend Ian Martyn. Ian is an incredibly versatile multi-instrumentalist; we've collaborated in the past, and you'll see a lot more collaborations with him in the future, if I have anything to say about it!