There are few great bands on our planet that you can infallibly identify within the first few bars of one of their songs. Their unique melodic ability, their tasteful instrumentation, the right mix of depth and catchiness and then of course that charismatic voice: Magnum are Magnum! The very inspired artwork for the new album was again designed by the great Rodney Matthews, who has already designed a number of Magnum covers for the band's atmospherically dense music. Says Tony Clarkin: "The back cover shows a kind of bird battalion in attack mode, which I think is a great allegory!" In addition to the typical Magnum trademarks, "Here Comes The Rain" surprises with songs such as "Blue Tango", a number that is unlikely to keep anyone's feet still. Or "The Seventh Darkness" with brilliant brass sections by guest musicians Chris 'BeeBe' Aldridge (saxophone) and Nick Dewhurst (trumpet), which lend the song brilliance and form. There's no doubt about it: with "Here Comes The Rain", the Magnum line-up, consisting of Catley, Clarkin, keyboardist Rick Benton, bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Lee Morris, has once again succeeded in creating an exceptionally colorful, varied and inspired new studio album. "Everyone played their part without me dictating anything," enthuses Clarkin, "everyone just instinctively played what their inspiration told them to." How good it is that these great musicians can rely on their intuition!