Raining Pleasure

Raining Pleasure is a four piece band that hails from Patra, the biggest town in southern Greece. Having recorded their first demo in the early nineties, Raining Pleasure quickly became the Greek indie scene's best kept secret. Their debut album 'Memory Comes Back' (1996) was released for the respected indie label Lazy Dog and received enthusiastic reviews upon release as did its follow up, 'Nostalgia', released in late 1998. In spring 2001, Raining Pleasure were linked with EMI. The band recorded released an EP ('Capricorn'), before returning to the studio to prepare their third full length album, their first for a major. In December 2001, Raining Pleasure's major label debut, 'Flood', was released to critical acclaim. The album spawned three massive airplay hits in Greece, the biggest of which, 'Fake', has become a pop and rock radio staple, after successfully being used in TV spots for Greece's leading telecommunications company. 'Fake' was followed by the hits 'Capricorn' and 'Only Through You'. The buzz surrounding the group is fantastic and has taken many by surprise. In Rock N Roll Magazine 2002 readers' poll the group was voted best Greek rock act of all time, a humbling vote of confidence for an act that has been around for just over 5 years. Raining Pleasure have been one of the hottest tickets across Greece for two summers running, having shared festival stages with the Cure and The Dandy Warhols among others and having sold out theatres across the country. Their major label debut album, 'Flood', performed exceptionally well on the charts, spending 15 weeks on the international chart where it peaked at No. 2 before chart regulations necessitated the album's move to the local repertoire chart where it peaked at No. 10 (an astonishing and unprecedented feat for a Greek act performing in English). The album spent well over a year on the Top 40 Artist Album Charts achieving gold sales. In September 2003 the group released their come-back radio single, 'Kastor Bossa', marking a new direction in their sound and scoring an immediate radio hit while at it. The group's new album, 'Forwards + Backwards', was just released, preceeded by the double A side single 'World'/'Identical Twins'. On 'Identical Twins' esteemed vocalist Elly Paspala contributes a vocal track of rare beauty. Both songs have been gaining airplay and the album (produced by Coti K and featuring contributions by many well known Greek musicians) is expected to debut in the upper regions of the charts this week.