New Single “Rain Songs” from Ben Vaughn Out Now from Forthcoming Collaboration with Deer Tick
THIRD SINGLE FROM BEN VAUGHN’S UPCOMING DEER TICK COLLABORATION ALBUM MAGNETIC EAST: THE DEER TICK SESSIONS OUT NOW
“Rain Songs” is Out Now Via All DSPs for Streaming and Download with Full Album Out October 30
Vaughn Also Confirmed Live Dates on Friday November 20 with Low Cut Connie at Union Transfer in Philadelphia and Saturday November 21 at Union Pool in New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES, CA (WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2026) – Musician, composer, songwriter, producer, radio host and podcaster Ben Vaughn announced today the release of “Rain Songs,” the third single off the Ben Vaughn and Deer Tick collaboration featuring guest vocalist Vanessa Carlton, from Magnetic East: The Deer Tick Sessions via Yep Roc Records, available now via all DSPs for streaming and download along. A new lyric video available on YouTube here.
“I love how this song came out,” said Ben Vaughn, reflecting on the creative collaboration with Deer Tick, who added mandolin and “church piano” to the track, and Vanessa Carlton, who lent harmony vocals. “It’s not just a song, it’s like an environment– a safe, comforting environment about a couple waiting out a rain storm with the radio.”
Additionally, the Ben Vaughn Quintet has also confirmed two live dates on Friday November 20 at Union Transfer supporting Low Cut Connie and Saturday November 21 headlining Union Pool in New York. Ben will also be interviewed on TalkShopLive on a week from today on September 30 which can be seen here.
The nostalgic first single off Magnetic East, “Imitation Wood Grain” was released in June, with support from Apple Music’s New In Americana playlist. In July, the driving, upbeat “When Love Returns” landed on DSP editorial lists and was serviced as the album’s radio single, with an immediate add from Ben’s hometown station of WXPN.
Earlier this year, Palmyra’s Trash Pop Shindig on Sirius XM exclusively premiered a fourth track, the unexpectedly ska-flavored “Look What The Cat Dragged In” as part of her weekly Trash Pop Treasure series, which highlights a selected song as “Tomorrow’s Treasure Today” on Little Steven’s Coolest Songs in The World. SXM’s Underground Garage. This is the only place to hear this new, rockin’ track until the release of Magnetic East on Friday October 30.
Magnetic East: The Deer Tick Sessions, produced by Vaughn and the band, is set for release next month and features songs written by Ben with new arrangements by Deer Tick. In an unconventional experimental recording approach, it was agreed multi-instrumentalist Ben would only sing on the record, and Deer Tick would contribute the rest. Ben’s typical contributions as a guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer were set aside for the collaborative nature of Magnetic East.
Magnetic East: The Deer Tick Sessions captures the unavoidable pull of Ben’s native East Coast roots in ten genre-bending tracks. The same pull of nostalgia weaves through the memories of a past love in the first single, “Imitation Wood Grain” – out now on all DSPs.
Ben’s newest album arrives during a retrospective of some of his most notable work: the iconic 1996 Ween album 12 Country Greats he produced was released as a deluxe reissue on July 31 on Rhino Records. The expanded edition is now a 3LP/3CD set which features extensive liner notes from Ben in the new package.
Magnetic East: The Deer Tick Sessions captures the unavoidable pull of Ben’s native East Coast roots in ten genre-bending tracks. The same pull of nostalgia weaves through the memories of a past love in the first single, “Imitation Wood Grain.”
Tracklist, with all tracks featuring Deer Tick:
- Danish Modern
- When Love Returns
- People It’s Bad
- Imitation Wood Grain
- Look What The Cat Dragged In
- Rain Songs
- Meanwhile (Back In The Jungle)
- Rock Bottom
- Apropos Of Nothing
- Somebody Don’t Love Somebody
Magnetic East marks a new high point in Ben Vaughn’s career. The mutual respect and obsession with music that Ben and Deer Tick share shines on this thoughtfully crafted collaboration.
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