Shayna Rain signed with GC Records and released a full length LP in June of 2015. Went on three successful US/BC tours in support of the album. Getting recognition from blogs like Pigeons and Planes, “You’ll Never Leave” was receiving the most attention: “Yet songs that so beautifully touch on these ideologies in a way that’s both profound but relatable are few and far between. Shayna Rain’s “You’ll Never Leave” is one of these rarities. The track (which is recorded with Rain’s band Shayna Rain and the Part-Time Models) features waves of percussion, sparse guitars, and Rain’s emotive, rich vocals.”

Aiming for the Sun

How Autumn Goes

You'll Never Leave

I Think I Know I Feel

Hope

"Paper Flowers" is truly a work of art that offers something intangible - beauty in all it's forms. Shayna Rain has created a unique soundscape where their music, nourished with poetry, advanced composition, artistic musicianship and gorgeous vocals, creating a music garden in full bloom, can leave you breathless one minute and exhilarated the next. There is something haunting and mesmerizing, unpredictable and surprising that will have you returning to this album over and over.  "Paper Flowers" is both intricate and relatable making it an EP that will capture a large audiences while still pleasing fans of alternative music. -Noteworthymusicreviews 

Lyrics:
You're always alive 
Beautiful 'till the end of 
You're always alive 
Beautiful 'till the end of time

I could swim in all the colors you make me feel 
Let me show you what I mean 
These colors have become 
A part of me 

Paper Flowers remind me of you
The way that they bloom 

I'll pick off your pedals 
Until you love me 
I'll stare at you while you sit 
And look pretty 

Sun flowers remind me of you
The way that they bloom

Paper Flowers (Radio Edit)

On Shayna Rain’s new EP, the Vegas-based four-piece finds itself on new legs with smoky electro-pop at its foundation. A sharp turn from the outfit’s previously bluesy sound, Paper Flowers finds the group—no longer called Shayna Rain and the Part Time Models—at its most powerful and evocative yet.

Singer Shayna's sentimental perspective serves as the focal point, with her frosty vocals front and center on the four-song EP. And while the new direction feels organic, Shayna Rain’s new sound was born partly of necessity. “[Bassist] Nick [Boswell] was on tour, and we had to do a benefit show,” Mercer says. [Drummer and producer Steven] Zeller has a project called Dawnr, and he makes electronic music. I have a bunch of solo stuff, so he [was] like, ‘Why don’t we just try to put electronic stuff to your solo stuff?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ve always wanted to do this.’”

Written and recorded at Naked City Audio over four months, the EP shows a new level of connectedness within the band. Between Zeller’s downtempo electronics and Mercer’s opaque musings on passion, love and loss, Shayna Rain gradually bares its teeth. From featherlight opener “Hope” to the Warpaint-esque “Before My Body,” Paper Flowers is intricate and powerfully relatable.

04 My Head

03 Paper Flowers

02 Before My Body

01 Hope

Shayna Rain is an indie-rock band from Las Vegas. They take elements from indie rock and downtempo, combined with haunting vocals, to create a unique music experience that gets under your skin. Their music is influenced by artists like Porishead, Chelsea Wolfe, and Brand New. Shayna Rain (formerly Shayna Rain and The Part Time Models) signed with GC Records and released a full length LP in June of 2015 followed by an EP in 2016; they toured extensively stateside and internationally to promote the releases. After receiving positive accolades from the press and honing their sound on the road, the band continues their successful output with their latest EP, ‘Paper Flowers.’