glorified acoustic setsolo songback together, rain machine became a bandLast night’s set

glorified acoustic setsolo songback together, rain machine became a bandLast night’s set by Rain Machine, Kyp Malone’s newest musical project who played last night at Neumos, was the closest really dramatic acoustic setyodeling soprano, jesus got the A bomb kyp is a first-class vocalist. sometimes he was off key, but it was cool: his vocal compositions are like madrigals, intricate and difficult to execute. it’s the sheer ambition of his songwriting that keeps it exciting. glimpse into his brain: explaining his sense of self-deprecating humor, he quipped, “As a child, I watched a lot of Jewish comedians.” break from TVOTR, you can tell he thinks, lives in music. ideal to see him at the Comet, or a cafe in Brooklyn: intimate and laid backPerhaps it’s because For much of Rain Machine’s set last night at Neumos, band was great — keys and vocalist, Heidi, who read lyrics and chords off her Moleskin journal, kicked serious ass. glimpse into a beautiful mind,