Our first recording in 2018 was intended to be a quick demo recording to show to venues and the like to drum up gigs for our new creation. As we went forward in the recording, we relaized that we had to poslish these songs and release it as our first EP in 2019. 

It was a very indie affair, with tracks recorded in Brian's living room (minus the furniture) with overdubs recorded in Brian's basement and additional keys recirded in Gord's garage. And the video for Hey Barcelona was filmed in just over an hour at practice on some iPhones and cut together at home. 

It was, indeed, the beginning of something special. 

#EastVanSoul

The Vanrays E.P.

Hey Barcelona

The Vanrays:

SPENCER MCKINNON - VOCALS
GORDON REMPEL - ORGAN & ELECTRIC PIANO
BRIAN BAR - GUITAR
PHIL ADDINGTON - BASS GUITAR
ERIC LOWE - DRUMS & BACKING VOCALS
JOSE BLANCO - TRUMPET
MELISSA LEE - SAXOPHONE & BACKING VOCALS


Special Guests
NEIL BLISS - TROMBONE
SHELLEY PRESTON - BACKING VOCALS

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY
SPENCER MCKINNON AND THE VANRAYS

PRODUCED BY SCOTT FLETCHER

RECORDED AT PARK SOUND BY DAN PONICH
AND AT THREE CAT SOUND BY BRIAN BARR

ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY BRIAN BARR

MASTERED BY CRAIG WADELL AT GOTHAM CITY STUDIOS

ALBUM DESIGN BY MELISSA LEE

BONERATTLE RECORDS 2024
© 2024 SOCAN/BMI

Hey! Alright Now

#EastVanSoul
It's a Motown beat down in a shark skin suit.
 It's wailing like its gospel while they're laying in the boots. 
It's a curb stomping rhythm on the corner of control. 
It's a nod in the direction, when all the shoes had leather souls. 
And to when those shoes were twisting, to Otis and to James.
And so now do, The Vanrays too, we are here to do the same.
Formed in East Vancouver, Canada in 2016 by musicians with a shared love of Soul and  R&B classics, members of The Vanrays have played in Swank, Polly, The Beladeans, and Circus in Flames. They keep venues packed thanks to energetic and gritty performances with soulful vocals, deep grooves, punchy horns and memorable melodies. 
Their most recent LP Put It Out was released in 2023 following their self-titled EP in 2019. 

Wherever they play, The Vanrays fill dance floors leaving happy fans in their wake.

Hey Barcelona

The Vanrays

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