Miles Rowan ↗
Lead guitar, slide, acoustic guitar
Instrumental groove rock / melodic funk-rock
The long way sounds better.
Guitar-led grooves. Open horizons. A little more road.
Open Road Afterglow / Eight tracks
The record
Open Road Afterglow
Featured single
Sax Syncopation
- 01
Driving Groove
2:54 - 02
Open Road Riff
4:06 - 03
Pocket Bounce
3:09 - 04
Sax Syncopation
2:30 - 05
Acoustic Glow
3:46 - 06
Summer Drive
3:03 - 07
Convertible Chase
3:25 - 08
Woodstock 1969
3:29
The project
A world around the sound.
Sunward Relay is an instrumental project built around melodic guitar, elastic grooves, and the feeling of going somewhere. Open Road Afterglow pairs road-trip momentum with warm acoustic colors and unhurried moments—a soundtrack for the miles you wish would last a little longer.
A virtual band identity created by David Raines. The portraits visualize the project; they are not documentary photographs of recording performers.
Meet the band
6 musicians. One current.
Tessa Vale ↗
Rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Cal Mercer ↗
Electric bass, synth bass
Money Raines ↗
Drums, hybrid acoustic/electronic kit, pads and percussion
Ellis Reed ↗
Two-tier keyboards, DJ controller, acoustic guitar, secondary saxophone
Lena Marlow ↗
Keyboards, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
The band members are creative stage personas; Money Raines is David Raines.
