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Rainbow Body Debuts With Ross James and Oteil Burbridge Bringing the Low End

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Rainbow Body’s debut unites members of Dawes, Goose, and more, with Ross James on bass and Oteil Burbridge guesting on four tracks. Hear “Strange Memory.”

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