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MUSIC FOR A RAINY TOWN

by Ryan McAllister

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Jenny Soldan This is a amazing artist with killer vocals. I highly recommend him and can't wait to hear more from him! Check him out today. You will not be sorry. I can't wait till I get my CD in the mail! Favorite track: Mystery White Boy.
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1.
Bell Tower 03:01
Bell Tower Hey where’d you go It’s a Tuesday morn Usually we would meet at the park By the train station by the lake Now you’re gone and the weather has turned Serves me right Tried to hold on tight To the tail of a bright shooting star Where have you gone In some foreign direction Gone away like the soul of this town I’ve been calling your name from the top of a bell tower You been saving this up for a rainy day Serves me right Icarus am I If only I wasn’t drawn to the sun There’s the moon Could she make me sing? I’ll never know ‘cause I’ve lost both my wings Chorus
2.
This Black Heart I was building an island in the heart of a black sea Where no one could bother and you couldn’t find me Then you drifted in softly just under my radar Now I’m into your lifeboat Like a castaway sailor I, I, I I’m coming over I won’t take no from you This black heart is going under and coming up new I have taken the long way down a dark lonely alley Then the rain made a river and it carried me downstream To a dark place inside me where you didn’t matter Surrounded by black cats and fire escape ladders CHORUS I’m so tired of walking blind in the middle of the night Won’t you come and bring the spark To light this black black heart CHORUS
3.
Music For A Rainy Town I feel the rain I feel the rain it’s coming down I’m searching through the lost & found For a coat to keep me dry I want to hear some music for a rainy town Don’t pick me up I’m feeling down And it’s where I’d like to be for now Got a house out in the country Little house cut in the trees Felt the best this world can offer Felt the warmest summer breeze Got a love that wars were fought for Ships sent across the sea Yeah but I’m still looking for the place For the place I ought to be I watched the rain It made a river on the ground I rode it to the farthest town To a land across the sea They prayed for rain To liven up the deadend ground I was unaccustomed to the sound And I wished they’d prayed for me Chorus It’s been a long November And the rain the rain the rain… Chorus
4.
Winding Road 03:39
Winding Road I knew a girl just like the wind She’d blow away come back again She’d drift as softly as the snow upon December streets I asked her when she got to town / she said a storm just blew her down And it was threatening again to take her back to where she’d been and she says… I will walk this winding road until this road stops winding This old winding road I’ll walk until this road winds down I knew a boy just like the sun Looking for something to shine on But if he’d stay one place too long he’d burn the ground that he shone on We’d sit and talk about the past He’d say the good times never last His eyes drift off towards the sun I know that he’s already gone and he says… I will walk this winding road until this road stops winding This old winding road I’ll walk until this road winds down There’s a place for me and you A place for us it’s true A place where all the lights keep burning Don’t you worry don’t you fear The lights becoming clear It’s wonderful and beautiful I will walk this winding road until this road stops winding This old winding road I’ll walk until this road winds down If the sun should call my name toward some far horizon I will follow every flame until the sun burns out
5.
River Jordan 06:13
River Jordan When the whistle blows and I take my seat on the train The engine steams and pulls out from the station in the rain And the ones that I’ve loved Wave their hands from the side of the tracks Some laughed, some smiled but you cried Cause you knew I wouldn’t be coming back The porter man that punched my ticket gave me a wink and a smile He said the takeoff can get a little rough But you’re gonna feel better in a little while There’s a bar at the back of the train a place to drown your sorrows And once they’re gone they won’t be coming back for a million tomorrows And today is the first day of the rest of your life Well the train lifted off of the ground and said goodbye to the land Like a dust cloud swept off of the rocks pulled by some unseen hand I looked down to the town far below thought I saw you waving your hands I shouted out to let you know that I’m alright Then my breath fogged the glass And today is the first day of the rest of my life I moved on to the back of the train Bartender pour me a drink now I held it high in my hand and made a toast to the love that I leave now I’m moving on from the earth to the sky you won’t see me no more I’ll make a place for the both of us to stay just across the River Jordan And today is the first day of the rest of your life And that day will be the first day of the rest of our lives
6.
Yellow Line 04:29
Yellow Line The highway is cold and the cold don’t forgive And each yellow line only leads to the next And I’ll follow that line like an old treasure map And X marks the spot the place where you’re at I’m going… Home home / I’m coming home soon And each yellow line brings me closer to you It’s 45 miles to the rest stop ahead Ain’t no time to stop I’ll rest when I’m dead And the radio plays about a runaway train So I sing along cause I’m feeling the same I’m going… Home home / I’m coming home soon And each yellow line brings me closer to you Home home it’s just a matter of time I get a little bit closer with each yellow line There’s a full moon tonight and a wide open road I can see all these words ‘cause the heater is broke But I’ll keep myself warm with a memory of you And a map on the dash brings closer to… Home home / I’m coming home soon And each yellow line brings me closer to you Home home it’s just a matter of time I get a little bit closer with each yellow line
7.
I Believe 03:09
8.
Life Everlasting When the longest of rest Only makes you more weary When the brightest of suns Only make you feel cold When the blackest of nights Comes in to surround you child There will be a light And you got to grab hold There’s a place in the life everlasting Where the father will sit by the side of the son And after the desert has dried up the water Yeah the river will flow and the river will run When the song that you sing Feels worn out and tired When the baby that’s born Already feels old When the blackest of nights Comes in to surround you child There will be a light And you got to grab hold Chorus Until the moon turns red Until the kingdom comes Until justice shines it’s light over everyone Until it all goes right in a world gone wrong You got to hold on Chorus Don’t keep away from the light Don’t keep away from the light The place where you’re going, it’s gonna be alright I know you’re tired cause you’ve come so far Still you’ve got a long way You’ve got a long way to go
9.
Mystery White Boy Did you find yourself that evening On the eve of twenty-nine Did you hear your father calling Did you say your last goodbye Did the feeling overtake you In the midnight Memphis breeze Were they singing hallelujah Could you hear it in the trees? And it feels like Yes it feels like Don’t it feels like We almost knew you And the earth shakes And their hearts break When they hear you whisper hallelujah As the radio played softly You strummed that old guitar And the moon shone Mississippi Like the headlights of a car And then you walked into the water And you lay down in the waves And a thousand hallelujahs Came and carried you away Chorus And there’s no pain anymore And there’s no shame anymore There ain’t no fear anymore There’s only grace now Chorus
10.
Too Many Pills The sun bleeds to death On the nights are the worst these days It takes too many pills to control this Then I hear your voice ringing out Through these telephone lines again And you say Hey love, come home I’ll protect you As if you control tomorrow This sweet talking devil That lives on my shoulder He looks so damn fine In his three piece red suit And he sounds so convincing When he tells me I’m drowning I know that the only thing keeping my lungs filled with air is you And you say Hey love, come home I’ll protect you As if you controlled tomorrow And you say Hey love, come home I’ll protect you As if you controlled tomorrow And I almost believe you I almost believe
11.
By Your Side 06:39
By Your Side Looking out over this city at dawn There’s a light somebody’s mother left on We’ve been waiting here all night to find out If someone’s gonna put it out The hours have slipped away once again I can’t recall the places we’ve been Well I guess that this is some sort of sign I was born to be by your side It’s the light upon your face in the morning in your imperfection And I was born to be here right here by your side There’s a cloud that’s overtop of the moon There’s mess to clean in our living room Just an ordinary Saturday night I was born to be by your side Chorus When we’re older we’ll have lines on our face Don’t you cover them or hide them away Every one will mark a laugh that we had Or a tear that fell when times were bad Chorus It’s the light upon your face It’s the light upon your face It’s the light I can’t embrace Cause it keeps on movin’ on And it all keeps slipping by Won’t you stay right by my side We will watch the world go by From the corner of our eyes
12.
Lean On Me 04:34
Lean On Me Well I found a friend how lucky I am I found me a friend I can lean on A heart to call home wherever we roam No matter how far we may wander When the weight of the world is dragging you low When the ways of this world seems so heartless & cold When the weight of the world is too much to hold You can lean on me You got a friend from now ‘til the end To have and to hold and to lean on The hills we will climb I know we’ll be fine Because you got that spirit to keep on When the weight of the world is dragging you low When the ways of this world seems so heartless & cold When the weight of the world is too much to hold You can lean on me

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Ryan McAllister’s career began as the lead singer/songwriter for Dakona, a young Vancouver band that found themselves the subject of a seven label bidding war. They signed with Madonna’s Maverick Records and toured North America extensively. Following a massive reshuffling at Maverick, the band lost their deal and McAllister found his accidental profession, recording indie bands in the little rehersal space the Dakona boys had built with their record deal advance.

Today McAllister runs Five Acres, a professional recording studio in a converted barn a few steps from his home in a sleepy corner of Southwest B.C. He has taught himself the art of producing and recording, and has written plenty of music along the way. McAllister wrote, produced, recorded and mastered Music for a Rainy Town, his first solo effort. It is an honest, vulnerable and diverse record that covers the genre gamut between southern pop, story-telling folk, and straight-up rock. At times, it is reminiscent of artists like Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer, but McAllister’s unique vocal stylings set it apart as something all its own. In an age of 99 cent singles, Music for a Rainy Town is a powerful 12 song album from front to back, with each track showcasing strong, seasoned storytelling, engaging melodies and lyrics steeped in imagery.

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released September 13, 2011

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Ryan McAllister Vancouver, British Columbia

Ryan McAllister is a Canadian singer/songwriter. Over 20 years he has played thousands of concerts on five continents with artists ranging from Willy Nelson to Sam Roberts. He owns Five Acres Studio in Abbotsford BC where his work as a producer won a JUNO award. Ryan continues to champion Canadian indie music through his company valleymusic.co

Ryan's other bands: Dakona, North Country Gentlemen
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