Rain City Drive

Rain City Drive

Rain City Drive are a post-hardcore and experimental rock group from Sacramento, United States. The band forms in 2014 and is active from that year onward. It is known previously as Slaves, a name it uses from its formation until 2020 before later adopting the Rain City Drive name.

History

The group releases its first three studio albums under the Slaves name: Through Art We Are All Equals, Routine Breathing and Beautiful Death. These records feature founding member and original lead singer Jonny Craig. In 2019, the band removes Craig from the line-up because of addictions. He is replaced by Matt McAndrew, who is known for finishing runner-up on NBC's The Voice. With McAndrew, the band issues its fourth studio album, To Better Days.

Name change and label

Before the release of To Better Days, the band states that the album is its final release under the Slaves name and explains that it does not want its music and message tied to a word with negative associations. The group later changes its name to Rain City and then to Rain City Drive. It signs to the independent label Thriller Records, and its listed label is SlavesMusic.

Line-up

The band has a changing membership across its history. Named members associated with the group include Jason Mays, Andrew Mena, Michael Nordeen, Colin Vieira, Christopher Kim, Tai Wright, Alex Lyman, Jonny Craig, Jonathan Wolfe, Weston Richmond, Paul Gaul, Thomas Michael Joy, Christian Kett, Blake Howard, Matthew Marquez, Felipe Sanchez, Zack Baker and Matt McAndrew.