Western Australian band The Rainyard, formed in the late 80s with the lineup of Liam Coffey on vocals and bass, Brad Bolton on guitar, Adrian McMillan on drums and Jeff Baker on guitar. Their music is best described as jangly pop. In 1989 they recorded a mini album ‘Ice Cream Overdrive’ on cassette and it showed that these lads could write and play great indie pop. It was a fine debut and rated well among pundits. In 1990 they recorded a single, ”Hell Bent Suicidal Over You, Baby” on Jason Reynolds’ Summershine label which was a pretty significant indie label that included Autohaze, The Sugargliders, Even and The Earthmen on their books. The band was very popular on the Perth pub scene. Baker left the band in 1990 and was replaced by David Chadwick. Moving to the House Of Wax label they recorded the six track EP ‘Let It Speed’ in 1992. The band didn’t last much longer and they pulled the pin in 1993. Liam Coffey, Brad Bolton and Dave Chadwick would go on to form Header with Ian Freeman and Dean Willoughby. In 2012 Spanish record label Pretty Olivia Records released the compilation album ‘A Thousand Days’.
Members
Liam Coffey (bass, vocals), Brad Bolton (guitar), Adrian MacMillan (drums), Jeff Baker (guitar),
David Chadwick (guitar)
