Michael Rault

Michael Rault is a Toronto based singer, guitarist and songwriter fronting his own eponymously named band. A gifted multiinstrumentalist and arranger, his hooky blend of pop rock refracts an evolution of guitar based music through the ages. An era-defying mischievousness defines his synthesis of jukebox R’n’B, and acid psych as refracted through the experience of an adolescence spent idolizing the clever craftsmanship of the Beatles and the wiggy New Orleans textures of Dr. John in equal measure. read more…

Michael Rault is a Toronto based singer, guitarist and songwriter fronting his own eponymously named band. A gifted multiinstrumentalist and arranger, his hooky blend of pop rock refracts an evolution of guitar based music through the ages. An era-defying mischievousness defines his synthesis of jukebox R’n’B, and acid psych as refracted through the experience of an adolescence spent idolizing the clever craftsmanship of the Beatles and the wiggy New Orleans textures of Dr. John in equal measure.

Rault’s latest album Living Daylight will see worldwide release on Burger Records in 2015. As a recent transplant from his native Edmonton, the album is a melodically adventurous take on a classic theme – leaving home to make your way in the big city. Produced and recorded in collaboration with Renny Wilson (Mint Records), Living Daylight is a dynamic fusion of the past and future. An inclination for early Rock N’ Roll is perverted by a heady production sensibility akin to the warped contemporary psych of Tame Impala. As a document of oddball DIY songwriting Living Daylight fits nicely in the lineage of records created by Ex-Edmontonian contemporaries like Mac Demarco or Sean Nicholas Savage. There must be something in the water…

Preceding Living Daylight will be an introductory new single also on Burger Records (in cooperation with Bad Actors). Produced in collaboration with members of Fucked Up and Slim Twig, yet written and performed entirely solo – Still Not Sad / Nothing Means Nothing further rarefies Rault’s economic and modernized take on classic rock tropes. Expect a busy year in 2015 for this dynamic instrumentalist and performer.

“On [Nothing Means] Nothing,’ the Burger Records signee dablles in neo-psychedelia through ambling guitar twangs and hazy, bittersweet vocals. ‘Everytime I try / I just can’t seem to get by,’ Rault croons dejectedly, the despair of his vocals standing in stark contrast to the sweetness of his background guitar strums.” — SPIN

“‘Nothing Means Nothing’ rides a head-bobbing groove like something the Band might have jammed on, but it’s topped off by gleaming psychedelic harmonies and playful keyboard flourishes.” — Stereogum

“We are digging his unicorn sound, which adds psychedelic synth to your standard guitar/vox combo…” — Culture Collide

“The creative vision follows like the past half decade’s push of Canada’s groundbreaking luminaries that turn the bright lights on the next pages of pop, while in Rault’s case exemplifying the best contemporary twists on power pop song composition.” — Impose Magazine

“You can hear hints of Ty Segall inspired songwriting in what Rrault and his band have completed, though its spun in an entirely different direction, focusing more on the perfect arrangement of pop structures.” — Austin Town Hall

News

• Raven Sings The Blues Features Michael Rault on Billy Nicholls – Love Songs Jun 21, 2018
• Michael Rault Signs to Wick Records for next album and announces upcoming tour Nov 8, 2017
• Stereogum premieres Michael Rault's new music video for "Sleep With Me" Nov 8, 2017
• Bushwick Daily Features Michael Rault in CMJ new music playlist Oct 22, 2015
• Miachel Rault Is playing Panache's CMJ Showcase Aug 27, 2015
• Michael Rault's Living Daylight featured on Exclaim!'s Top 27 Albums of 2015 Jul 8, 2015
• SPIN streams Michael Rault's Living Daylight ahead of its release on Burger Records Apr 23, 2015
• The AV Club streams 'Lover's Lie' by Michael Rault Apr 14, 2015
• The A.V. Club shares Michael Rault's "Lover's Lie" Apr 14, 2015
• Stereogum streams Michael Rault's "Lover's Lie" Apr 14, 2015
• Edmonton Journal interviews Michael Rault ahead of his show at Wunderbar Mar 31, 2015
• NPR shares Michael Rault's video for "Nothing Means Nothing" Mar 10, 2015
• Entertainment Weekly streams Michael Rault's "Suckcess" off of Living Daylight Feb 5, 2015
• Stereogum premiers Michael Rault's "Still Not Sad" video Jan 20, 2015
• Exclaim! shares Michael Rault's video for "Still Not Sad" Jan 20, 2015