Cris Jacobs and KC Corbett Unveil Animated Music Video for “No Rain” Cover

By Jason Herman / September 28, 2022

Earlier this month beloved Baltimore singer-guitarist Cris Jacobs and animator KC Corbett released their new music video for Jacobs’ cover of Blind Melon’s quintessential hit “No Rain.”

Jacobs’ rootsy, blues-infused acoustic take on the song is transported into the world of a robot working a monotonous job in a cubicle, dreaming of frolicking in expansive nature.

“It’s a song we both grew up with, and I just came up with this version on the spot and laid it down,” Jacobs says. “KC came up with this video concept, and it became a very moving interpretation of the song.”

Deftly capturing the juxtaposition of the whimsical, bare-bones recording and poignant lyrics, Corbett draws on universal themes of corporate job pressures, loneliness, emotional well-being, and pursuing one’s passions – themes that resonate with many of us. This theme equally resonates with Corbett, having recently left a nine-to-five job to pursue his artistry, and with Jacobs, who has chosen a life as a touring musician.

“Cris perfectly captures the contrast of a beloved rock song from the ’90s with these lyrics about isolation,” Corbett says. “I wanted to create a direct comparison to our world from the point of view of someone who is in the gears of the machine, but having this fantastical break from reality.”

One might not expect such a futuristic video for an acoustic song, but Jacobs’ pulsating finger-picking serves as the perfect rhythmic backdrop to Corbett’s assembly line scenes and robot daydreams. For those of us that have seen Jacobs perform live. we can see Jacobs sitting in a chair and tenderly picking away on his cherished cigar box guitar.

Cris has packed his guitars up and taken his namesake band back out on the road for his Fall Tour 2022 including three DMV shows.

October 2, 2022 - Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival - Annapolis, MD
October 21, 2022 - The Recher - Towson, MD
November 11, 2022 - The Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA (* New Location)

The complete list of Cris Jacobs' Fall Tour can be found below.

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