Bio

Forged in the fires of quixotic ambition; tempered in the ruthless
grind of urban chagrin. The seed of Rainy Day Manual is germinated by
one thought, “To make others happy, you must first make yourself
happy.”

In 2005, two songwriters in Memphis, TN took the hope of creating a
unique, authentic sound and began to recruit kindred spirits. Rainy
Day Manual frontmen, Chris Faulkner and Seth Hendricks, knew that if
they were to form a true band capable of developing this thought that
they would have a long journey ahead. The journey always
continues…. but the path became much clearer in 2007 when, after
rounds of collaborative misfires, the two finally merged with a
dynamic rhythm section consisting of Keith Pounds and Preston Ross.
The foursome took a cerebral approach to combining fiercely melodic
music with expressive rhythms that harkened to the hip-hop and blues
roots of Memphis music. Then, after years of exploration the quartet
began sculpting a relationship with two sound engineers, Jason
Gillespie and Mike Wilson, that would route the artisitic endeavor
through to fruition. The beautiful part is that multitudes of
Memphians have inspired the result that you are able to now enjoy and
without that support Rainy Day Manual would not exist as it does
today. They hope to tell the story of a city. A city that needs love
and has love to offer. They want to show you that vibrant roots
surely grow in dark places.