Rain Over St Ambrose

A week after Curtis LeBlanc told his son Cory he’d rather see him be the frontman in a band than stuck behind the drums for the rest of his life, he suffered a massive heart attack and died. The next day, Cory LeBlanc (once the drummer for Jon McKiel, Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees, and others) packed up his kit and picked up his guitar.

Assembling a band with his brother, Curt, and some of Yarmouth’s best up-and-coming musicians, Cory christened Rain Over St. Ambrose – a testament to the weather on the day of their father’s funeral – and began churning out pop-rock anthems.

Laden with gripping hooks, crunchy guitars, and earnest lyrics, Rain Over St. Ambrose draws influence from bands such as The Constantines, Kings of Leon (the good stuff), and fellow Yarmouthians, Wintersleep.

Whether it’s the driving opening riff of their single “DG Gold Paint,“ the lively trumpets and swirling vocal harmonies of “Headstone Lights,“ or the haunting sing-along lyrics of “At Night With Friends,“ Rain Over St. Ambrose combines powerful melodies with good old-fashioned rock n’ roll fun to craft songs that get stuck in your head and stay with you for days.

Their debut self-titled EP was recorded at Echo Chamber Studios in Halifax, NS with Charles Austin (Superfriendz, Buck 65) and Dave Ewenson (The Sweet Tenders, Duzheknew) and was released online for free by Acadian Embassy.

For more information on Rain Over St. Ambrose, visit http://www.acadianembassy.com.

MP3: “DG Gold Paint” from Rain Over St. Ambrose:
http://www.pigeonrow.com/RainOverStAmbrose-DGGoldPaint.mp3

High-Res Photo of Rain Over St. Ambrose:
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