Artist: Gov’t Mule
Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina.
Song: “Make It Rain” (Tom Waits cover)
Album: Heavy Load Blues
Release Date: November 12, 2021
Label: Fantasy Records
In Their Words: âWhen recording the album, I had brought in this old Fender spring reverb unit that I wanted to use on my guitar sound. They can be pretty finicky. If the stage isnât solid, or somebodyâs jumping up and down, it reacts by making this crazy reverb vibration that comes through the amp. I had intentionally set it up on the studio floor to make it kind of shockproof, but what we didn’t allow for was some radio frequencies that randomly interfered and set it off. So, it started making these weird sounds that sounded like thunder. We were in the middle of what turned out to be the best take of âMake It Rainâ and it began doing that throughout the whole thing. As it turned out, it happened in these key spots in the song. When we were finished and listened to it with engineer and co-producer John Paterno, we decided to use it. It actually sounded like we planned it that way!” — Warren Haynes, Gov’t Mule
Photo Credit: Jay Sansone
