Sons of Rainier are a well crafted country folk, traditional folk band that is musically rich in so many ways. Their harmonies are fabulous & the musicianship is second to none. The echoing guitars, stand up bass and brush to snare combo is right on time. They bounce back & forth between the folk and country sides of a gospel breakfast table filled with all of your favorite people. They’re reminiscent of Roy Orbison & other Doo-wop greats on the opening numbers of the album, but gently progress to the more traditional sounds of the country and folk previously mentioned. Sons of Rainier patiently keep Pancake Valley easy to listen to throughout, a delicious nugget of ear candy – An excellent listen and worth each of the 46 minutes(start to finish) these gents have served up.
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“It’s hard to sound as easy as the Sons of Rainier. The band’s self-released debut Down in Pancake Valley is a bubbling brook of an album, flowing with casual charm, effortless yet inexorable”
– @city_arts_magazine
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“Champlin and co. play like childhood friends who have been singing and dabbling in small-scale mischief for decades. Their home-style serving of folk should be applauded in our current era of pseudo/boy band folk. Their convictions, realistic and honest, help weave an authenticity missing in many of their contemporaries’ songs”
– @northwestmusicscene
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