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RAIN CITY DRIVE
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Formerly known as Slaves (US), the guys are back with a new frontman and a new name
WORDS: DANNII LEIVERS
IN 2019, THE Californian band formerly known as Slaves were in the middle of a European tour when they sacked their singer for addictionrelated issues. Wasting no time, they hired friend-of-a-friend Matt McAndrew, a contestant on the US version of The Voice, as an emergency stand-in. It was a daunting task for the singer, who hopped on a plane from LA to the UK without knowing the band’s music and had to make up lyrics onstage on the fly. “Those type of things always pay off big if they work out,” he smiles. “And in this case, it’s been really great.”