“Rain.” is an atmospheric hip-hop track with glistening production, inspired by Makato Shinkai’s film Weathering with You. The artists Prism and Mike Mags impress with an eclectic flair throughout, meshing soul and hip-hop influences. Pitch-altering vocals initially set a climactic feel, with a delightfully interwoven Navi (Ocarina of Time) sample thereafter. A soulful vocal twist around 01:17 delights, providing sunshine amidst a rainy-day soundscape set with organs. Weathering with You centers around a character with the ability to change the weather; “Rain.” shows a similar charm in seamlessly shifting between rainy-day serenity and bursting, soulful sunshine.
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“Rain.” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of January 2021’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Hip-Hop.
