Strange Ranger “tap into a reality-adjacent realm, a glitch in the hologram or a break in the simulation” (Paste). Beginning with their cult-classic 2020 mixtape, No Light In Heaven, the NYC-via-Philly quartet departed from their early days of lo-fi indie rock, instead opting for a sound rooted in experimental pop, shoegaze, and electronic music. “Rain So Hard” is scaffolded upon layers of oceanic synths, the trill of a marimba, and mournful guitar. Written while bandmembers Isaac Eiger and Fiona Woodman were in the process of breaking up, “Rain So Hard” captures the romantic loneliness of a late subway ride home. “Any day there will be no more stars,” Eiger sings and Woodman echoes, “How do I get out of this movie now?”