Portland alt rock and post punk outfit Rayon return with “Running,” a tightly wound single driven by nervous momentum and tape soaked urgency. Built around a relentless bass and drum groove, the track channels anxiety into motion, threading guitars and vocals through a barely hanging on Dynacord tape echo that bends pitch and speed in real time. The result is a tense, pulsing recording that moves fast, sweats hard, and hums with unstable electricity. It stands as a striking document of sound shaped by friction, mechanics, and instinct.
“Running” appears on the flip side of the ‘Shopping / Running’ single, available now digitally and as a 7-inch release via Little Cloud Records. Founded by long time North Portland resident and Detroit area native Eric Sabatino, Rayon also features members of Sun Atoms, Yuvees, Pastilla, and Martha Stax. The accompanying Handycam shot video follows the band through lo fi capers in a meticulously restored Citroen wagon, ending on grainy freeway signs rolling toward Seattle. There is something thrilling about how this record locks tension, movement, and texture into a compact, replay ready statement that stays loud in the mind long after it ends.