Lonestar Announce "Here Comes The Rain Again" Single Due May 29
LONESTAR ANNOUNCES DRIVING RENDITION OF EURYTHMICS’ “HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN”
— CELEBRATING THE SONG’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY —
SET FOR RELEASE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
NASHVILLE, TN (May 15, 2024) — Lonestar, the highly acclaimed and multi-award-winning country group, have announced they will release “Here Comes The Rain Again,” their driving rendition of the Eurythmics classic, that is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a single this year. Set for release on Wednesday, May 29, the song is the second glimpse into Lonestar’s new project, Iconic, Vol. 1. The five-song EP is the band’s thoughtful homage to some of the industry’s legendary female vocalists that’s due out later this summer (exact details TBA).
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As a fan of the Eurythmics, Lonestar guitarist Michael Britt suggested they cover “Here Comes the Rain Again” which was originally released in 1984. “I’ve always liked that song and thought it would be really cool because I love minor key songs like that, and I just felt like that would be something we could transform a little bit,” shares Britt. “The biggest challenge was we didn’t want to have all that ’80s synthesizer on it. So how do you kind of make it sound like the same song without all of that because that’s a pretty prominent part? But as soon as we started playing it, it sounded like a Lonestar song. That’s the way it’s always been with us no matter what cover song we do.”
“I knew that song so well that I’m not even sure I looked at lyric sheets,” the band’s vocalist Drew Womack adds. “That’s one that I’ve been singing forever.”
The new single announcement comes on the heels of the forthcoming EP’s lead offering, “You Make Loving Fun,” the Fleetwood Mac hit from 1977. Lonestar received a glowing endorsement from Mick Fleetwood who said it’s “always a compliment to hear…our songs! Christine will be smiling!”
Upon its March 1 release, MusicRow praised Lonestar’s version as “a marvelous reinterpretation that turns a classic inside out, splendidly.” Support also arrived from American Songwriter saying, “Lonestar pumped it up and added their own country-rock flair which turned it into a completely different vibe…the band’s new version is loud, fun, and celebratory...Lonestar injected it with their infectious energy and made it their own. It’s an homage to the original, while also being unique enough to create a completely different listening experience.” Taste Of Country raved, “Lonestar offer up stellar Fleetwood Mac cover.”
When recording another band’s iconic song, there is always that delicate balance between giving fans what they love about a song yet offering them something new. Lonestar successfully walks that musical tightrope.
Lonestar is no stranger to chart-topping hits. Over the course of their 30 plus years together, the award-winning band has scored 10 No. 1 singles, including “Amazed,” — spending nine weeks at No. 1, becoming a huge crossover hit, climbing to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 — and “I’m Already There,” which held steady at the top for six weeks. Michael Britt (Guitar), Keech Rainwater (Drums), Dean Sams (Keyboard) and Drew Womack (Vocals) definitely know a thing or two about delivering impactful songs. In fact, they took fans down memory lane in 2023 by re-recording their No. 1 hits on the album TEN to 1.
“As a band, we are riding high,” Sams says. “We’ve had the two biggest touring years of our career. It feels new again and the fans have just given us a rebirth. We are more energized. We are better players and singers. Our show is by far the best show we’ve put out on the road and I’m really excited for the folks that are coming to see us in 2024.” Click here to stay up to date with all of Lonestar’s tour dates and festival appearances.
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