Back from the Rains

Back from the Rains
Studio album by Eyeless in Gaza
Released	1986 (1986)
Label	Cherry Red
Producer	John Brand
Eyeless in Gaza chronology
Rust Red September (1983) Back from the Rains (1986) Fabulous Library (1993), Orchid

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Trouser Press	favourable

Back from the Rains is the sixth album by English band Eyeless in Gaza, released in 1986 by record label Cherry Red.

Critical reception

"The final Eyeless in Gaza release before the duo's temporary split, Back from the Rains builds on the pop sense of Rust Red September excellently. Beginning with the brief a cappella piece "Between These Dreams," Bates' vocals treated with a bit of a hollow-room sound that creates some subtly effective drama, the duo shifts into the bright, almost straightforward glow of "Twilight," a fine representation of the album as a whole... [Bates] and Becker, as always, make an excellent team, the latter surrounding the former's vocal and guitar parts with detailed, energetic arrangements and overdubs. "Catch Me" and the soul-touched "Welcome Now" may have straight-up rhythms for once, but it's still a meta-pop of the kind that could chart high but never does." – Ned Raggett, AllMusic

"Back from the Rains has a charming, Aztec Camera-like beat-pop sound; Bates’ vocals aren’t quite up to it, but the duo (aided by a drummer and a female backing singer) shows a real facility for shimmering studio arrangements. Just shy of being commercial, this is nonetheless a delight." – Trouser Press

Track listing

All tracks composed by Martyn Bates and Peter Becker

1. "Between These Dreams"
2. "Twilight"
3. "Back from the Rains"
4. "Lie Still, Sleep Long"
5. "Catch Me"
6. "Evening Music"
7. "She Moves Thru the Fair"
8. "Sweet Life Longer"
9. "New Love Here"
10. "Welcome Now"
11. "Your Rich Sky"
12. "Flight of Swallows"
13. "My Last, Lost Melody"

External links

• Back from the Rains at Discogs (list of releases)