Johnny Raincloud

With two EPs and a full-length under their belt, Johnny Raincloud laid down a 10-track concept album at Jackpot! Recording Studio with engineer Gus Berry and mix master Larry Crane in spring. Tracked over four days, the songs deal with falling, failing or crashing in one way or another, put together “to create my own traumatic masterpiece,” Mike Stortz says. Challenging each other to make something worthwhile for people to listen to, “I’m glad we made it through alive.” For fans of Modest Mouse, Built To Spill, The Growlers and Radiohead, The Unexpected Death of an Acrobat is out now.