{"id":52060,"date":"2026-07-28T10:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=52060"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:44:05","slug":"the-exiles-release-the-music-video-for-the-single-rainmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/the-exiles-release-the-music-video-for-the-single-rainmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"THE EXILES Release the Music Video for the Single RAINMAKER"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52061\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr-2026-07-28-exiles-01-1024x1015.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"595\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE EXILES - Rainmaker (Official Video) | Turning Time\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAGKU1Xdi1g?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Thursday, July 23, 2026) \u2014\u00a0THE EXILES have released the music video for the first single \u2018Rainmaker\u2019 from their album \u2018Turning Time\u201d, released on Bad Reputation Records. You can watch the video at\u00a0<a id=\"isPasted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FAGKU1Xdi1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FAGKU1Xdi1g<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\" class=\"default\">&#8220;A (re)discovery highly\u00a0recommended for music lovers who are fans of this heavy rock tinged with testosterone-fueled folk, largely stamped with the seventies label. Right place, wrong time, certainly, but there&#8217;s nothing wrong with giving them a second chance (especially since, in this case, you&#8217;ll be the first to benefit).&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0Paris Move<\/p>\n<p>Sean Manning talks about the single and new video \u2018Rainmaker\u2019, \u201c<span id=\"isPasted\">This was the very first song that Paul and I wrote together\u2014and it remains one of my favorites. At the time, I was heavily influenced by the\u00a0<em>\u2018Native American\u2019<\/em>\u00a0energy of Southern California and its desert landscapes, which inspired the 12-string intro riff. Layering a heavy Les Paul beneath it gave the track that darker,\u00a0<em>\u2018Sabbath\u2019-influenced<\/em>\u00a0feel.<\/p>\n<p>When we revisited the song for remastering, I added an additional Les Paul track, which sits in the left speaker. The goal was to capture a Tony Iommi-style rhythm (<em>The King<\/em>) underneath the 12-string, giving the overall sound more weight and balance.<\/p>\n<p>Paul delivered a fantastic performance\u2014not just vocally, but lyrically as well. The song has real depth and power. And a special mention goes to Greg D\u2019Angelo, who not only played drums on the track but also recorded and mixed the original version on a Tascam 8-track cassette recorder in his garage. It\u2019s some of his best playing\u2014those drum fills at the end sound like a machine gun.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>\u2018Zeppelin\u2019-style<\/em>\u00a0riff was originally intended as a short breakdown, but it naturally evolved into a much more prominent part of the arrangement. Doubling the Les Paul tracks\u2014one through a Marshall and the other through a Friedman amp here in the Dallas studio\u2014added serious depth and impact to the final mix and master.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Purchase the CD:\u00a0<a id=\"isPasted\" href=\"https:\/\/badreputation.fr\/THE-EXILES-TURNING-TIME\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/badreputation.fr\/THE-EXILES-TURNING-TIME<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">The album&#8217;s first single, &#8216;Rainmaker&#8217;, featuring Greg D\u2019Angelo on drums, is streaming on the band\u2019s Bandcamp page at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theexilesuk.bandcamp.com\/track\/rainmaker-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s5\">https:\/\/theexilesuk.bandcamp.com\/track\/rainmaker-3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Turning Time&#8217; track list:<br \/>\n<\/strong>01. Turning Time<br \/>\n02. Rainmaker<br \/>\n03. Soul Woman<br \/>\n04. Tearing Up A Storm<br \/>\n05. Ain&#8217;t No Fool<br \/>\n06. Travelling Blues<br \/>\n07. Friend<br \/>\n08. Feminine Side<br \/>\n09. Richmond Castle Walk<br \/>\n10. Woman Let It Shine<br \/>\n11. Mission Bell<br \/>\n12. Soul Has No Home<br \/>\n13. I&#8217;m The One<br \/>\n14. High Old Times<br \/>\n15. Carry You Home<\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\" class=\"default\">Tracks 1, 4<br \/>\nVocal \u2013 Paul Rafferty<br \/>\nAll Guitars \u2013 Sean Manning<br \/>\nHarmonica \u2013 Sean Manning<br \/>\nBass \u2013 Frank Linx<br \/>\nDrums \u2013 Myron Grombacher<br \/>\nKeys \u2013 Jeff Jacobs<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13<br \/>\nVocal \u2013 Paul Rafferty<br \/>\nAll Guitars \u2013 Sean Manning<br \/>\nBass \u2013 Paul Andrew Stanley<br \/>\nDrums \u2013 Terry Mascall<br \/>\nKeys \u2013 Jeff Jacobs<br \/>\nDrums \u2013 Alex Gerst (\u201cAin\u2019t No Fool\u201d)<br \/>\nHarmonica \u2013 John Peyton (\u201cT. Blues\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Tracks 14, 15<br \/>\nVocal \u2013 Paul Rafferty<br \/>\nAll Guitars &amp; Bass \u2013 Sean Manning<br \/>\nDrums \u2013 Dave Salinas<br \/>\nKeys \u2013 Richard Baker &amp; Jeff Jacobs<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Track 2<br \/>\nVocal \u2013 Paul Rafferty<br \/>\nAll Guitars \u2013 Sean Manning<br \/>\nBass \u2013 Paul Andrew Stanley<br \/>\nDrums \u2013 Greg D\u2019Angelo<br \/>\nKeys \u2013 Jeff Jacobs<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Tracks 1 and 4 originally recorded by Neil Giraldo at Soul Kitchen in Malibu, CA. Additional guitar and keyboard tracks recorded by Alex Gerst ant Empire Sound in Dallas, TX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Tracks 3, 5\u201313 originally recorded by Ricky &amp; Eddie Delana at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, and Cornerstone Recording, Chatsworth, CA. Additional guitar and keyboard tracks recorded by Alex Gerst at Empire Sound in Dallas, TX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Tracks 14 and 15 originally recorded by Roger Sommers at Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, CA. Additional guitar and keyboard tracks recorded by Alex Gerst at Empire Sound in Dallas, TX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Track 2 originally recorded by Greg D\u2019Angelo at D\u2019Angelo Studios, Studio City, CA. Additional guitar and keyboard tracks recorded by Alex Gerst at Empire Sound in Dallas, TX<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\"><strong>About The Exiles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Formed by English guitarist Sean Manning, whose credits include stints with HURRICANE and QUIET RIOT offshoot, LITTLE WOMEN, and fellow Brit Paul Rafferty, the original vocalist for BONHAM, The Exiles were mainstays on the Southern California music scene in the early 1990s writing and recording a wealth of material and performing at venues such as the Troubadour, Whisky a Go Go, FM Station, and Club Lingerie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">After originally moving to Los Angeles, CA to accompany his close friend and newly minted DIO axeman, Rowan Robertson, and intending to study jazz, things changed when Manning was introduced to Rafferty by legendary local music journalist, Jon Sutherland. Discovering their mutual love for British blues rock and bands such as Free, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and Faces, the duo quickly formed a strong writing partnership and recruited Hollywood-based English bassist, Paul Andrew Stanley. After briefly utilizing the services of former WHITE LION\/CITIES drummer, Greg D&#8217;Angelo, the line-up was completed with the addition of Terry Mascall, a young John Bonham-style pounder from Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">&#8220;The Exiles\u00a0were quintessentially an English band, four English blokes living in Hollywood playing classic rock&#8230;. just as Nirvana and grunge hit the scene!&#8221;, laughs Manning. &#8220;Paul and I were writing constantly over the course of the year, often up at Franklin Canyon reservoir, which resulted in all these tunes on the &#8216;Turning Time&#8217; album. It&#8217;s a pretty broad pallete from traditional rock to some soul and blues numbers. Heavy electric to acoustic and mandolin with orchestration. I was and still am a huge admirer of Jimmy Page&#8217;s use of light and shade in the Zeppelin compositions. That sort of approach was really inspirational to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">While the bulk of the material on &#8216;Turning Time&#8217; was recorded by the classic Exiles line-up, engineered and mixed by brothers Ricky Delana (NAZARETH, KIX) and Eddie Delana (QUIET RIOT, RHINO BUCKET), Manning and Rafferty would also team up with PAT BENATAR alumni, drummer Myron Grombacher and bassist Frank Linx, on &#8216;Tearing Up A Storm&#8217; and the album&#8217;s ferocious title track opener, helmed by Benatar guitarist, Neil Giraldo, at his Malibu studio. Album closers &#8216;High Old Times&#8217; and &#8216;Carry You Home&#8217;, the latter with Richard Baker (SANTANA,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>GINO VANNELLI) on flute and keyboards, were cut with Roger Sommers (TESLA, RIVERDOGS) at Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood and feature Dave Salinas (KENNY LOGGINS, DON FELDER) on drums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">First released in a limited capacity in 1996 as SEAN MANNING &amp; PAUL RAFFERTY &#8211; &#8216;The Exiles&#8217;, &#8216;Turning Time&#8217; constitutes an extensive re-working of the original 10 songs and adds five previously unheard bonus tracks unearthed by Manning during the process of transferring old reels to digital, including the stirring &#8216;Soul Woman&#8217;, &#8216;Ain&#8217;t No Fool&#8217;, a hypnotic ROLLING STONES-esque number, and &#8216;Soul Has No Home&#8217;, conjuring shades of early ROD STEWART.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">Working at Empire Sound studios in Dallas TX over the course of several months, Manning added guitars and backing vocals to most of the tracks and brought in veteran keyboardist, Jeff Jacobs, whose credits include FOREIGNER and BILLY JOEL, to add Hammond B3 organ, piano. as well as strings to the album&#8217;s majestic magnum opus, &#8216;Richmond Castle Walk&#8217;, a not so subtle nod to LED ZEPPELIN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default\">&#8220;I am extremely pleased with how everything turned out&#8221;, states Manning who produced the project and re-mixed the album, assisted by Empire Sound operator, Alex Gerst. &#8220;When we recorded these songs originally, they were just quality demos, but we really didn&#8217;t get the chance to fully flesh things out the way we would have under different circumstances. I am grateful &#8216;Turning Time&#8217; has afforded me the opportunity to return to the studio one more time and create a whole new album in the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Exiles<\/strong><strong>\u00a0online:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theexilesuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theexilesuk\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theexilesuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theexilesuk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52062\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr-2026-07-28-exiles-02-825x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"745\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For all inquiries, contact:<br \/>\nMICHAEL BRANDVOLD MARKETING &amp; MANAGEMENT<br \/>\nMichael Brandvold | me@mikebrandvold.com | 415-200-8483<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online &amp; social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael\u2019s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com\u2019s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Michael has also managed the online efforts for Jordan Rudess, Greg Kihn, KISS, ACCEPT, SOiL, Tantric, Killer Dwarfs, Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Narada Michael Walden, Motley Cr\u00fce, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are interested in speaking with Michael about what he can do to assist with your marketing needs contact him online at\u00a0me@mikebrandvold.com | 415-200-8483<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Thursday, July 23, 2026) \u2014\u00a0THE EXILES have released the music video for the first single \u2018Rainmaker\u2019 from their album \u2018Turning Time\u201d, released on Bad Reputation Records. You can watch the video at\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FAGKU1Xdi1g &#8220;A (re)discovery highly\u00a0recommended for music lovers who are fans of this heavy rock tinged with testosterone-fueled folk, largely stamped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":52061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3355],"tags":[3360,1358,3427,3362,3361,3363,4052,3288,3289,3290,3287,3286,4053,4051,4049,4050,3279],"class_list":["post-52060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-marketing-2","category-press-releases","tag-announcements","tag-bravewords","tag-bravewords-records","tag-client-announcements","tag-client-news","tag-client-press-releases","tag-greg-dangelo","tag-hard-rock","tag-heavy-metal","tag-metal","tag-metal-tim","tag-metal-tim-henderson","tag-paul-rafferty","tag-sean-manning","tag-the-exiles","tag-turning-time","tag-where-metal-lives"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pr-2026-07-28-exiles-01.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52063,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52060\/revisions\/52063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}