Made of Rain

When the band reunited in 2000, they had intended on recording new material but principal songwriter Richard Butler did not feel confident in any newly written songs until six months before prior to the sessions for Made of Rain. It is the first studio release by the group since 1991's World Outside and was preceded by lead single "Don't Believe" on 31 January 2020. The album was initially scheduled to be released on 1 May, but was delayed until 31 July due to logistical issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The album is the band's first with members Rich Good (formerly of The Pleased, who joined in 2009) and Amanda Kramer (formerly of Information Society, who joined in 2002).

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 7.2/10

| MC = 78/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}

| rev2 = American Songwriter

| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}

| rev3 = The Arts Desk

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev4 = Consequence of Sound

| rev4score = B+

| rev5 = The Independent

| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev6 = MusicOMH

| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = {{rating|6|10}}

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{{Metacritic album prose|Made of Rain|positive|78|13}} Album of the Year sums up critical consensus as a 77 out of 100, with 12 reviewers and AnyDecentMusic? rates it 7.2 out of 10 with eight critics.

Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter gave the release 3.5 out of five stars and called it "long overdue", with some repetition and an over-long runtime but several songs that highlight Richard Butler's talents as a performer and songwriter. In The Arts Desk, Guy Oddy's three-out-of-five-star review looks forward to hearing the songs performed live to hear new music "which displays the band’s distinctive swagger". Consequence of Sound{{'}}s Jordan Blum had a B+ review, praising several technical aspects but also criticizing the sequencing and sameness of several songs.

In The Independent, Elissa Bray gave Made of Rain three out of five stars and called this "a welcome return to the Furs’ classic blend of aggression, tender melody and brooding ambience" that is darker than previous material. MusicOMH{{'}}s Ross Horton compared the work to artist as diverse as Phil Spector and U2 circa The Joshua Tree, summing up "At this stage in their careers, with nothing left to prove, The Psychedelic Furs needn’t have made anything this good"; his review is four out of five stars. John Bergstrom of PopMatters had a mixed six out of 10 stars, with praise for "The Boy That Invented Rock and Roll" in particular but criticism of all other tracks as being "an anticlimax".

The review from Tim Sendra at AllMusic was also reserved in its praise, stating "It may not be Talk Talk Talk, Pt. 2 or Forever Now again, but it proves the Furs still have plenty of life left in them, and it's always nice to hear Richard Butler's voice no matter what the setting."

{{Track listing

| title1 = The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll

| length1 = 3:37

| writer1 = Richard Butler and Rich Good

| title2 = Don't Believe

| length2 = 3:45

| writer2 = R. Butler, Tim Butler, Paul Garisto, and Good

| title3 = You'll Be Mine

| length3 = 4:48

| writer3 = R. Butler and T. Butler

| title4 = Wrong Train

| length4 = 4:13

| writer4 = John Ashton, R. Butler, and T. Butler

| title5 = This'll Never Be Like Love

| length5 = 5:10

| writer5 = R. Butler and Good

| title6 = Ash Wednesday

| length6 = 5:38

| writer6 = R. Butler and Garisto

| title7 = Come All Ye Faithful

| length7 = 4:23

| writer7 = R. Butler and Good

| title8 = No-One

| length8 = 4:23

| writer8 = R. Butler and Good

| title9 = Tiny Hands

| length9 = 3:46

| writer9 = R. Butler and T. Butler

| title10 = Hide the Medicine

| length10 = 3:46

| writer10 = R. Butler and Richard Fortus

| title11 = Turn Your Back on Me

| length11 = 4:14

| writer11 = R. Butler and Garisto

| title12 = Stars

| length12 = 3:57

| writer12 = R. Butler, Jon Carin, and Fortus

| total_length = 51:40

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The Psychedelic Furs

• Richard Butler – vocals, production
• Tim Butler – bass guitar, production
• Paul Garisto – drums, production
• Rich Good – guitar, production
• Amanda Kramer – keyboards, production
• Mars Williams – saxophone, production

Additional musicians

• Richard Fortus
• BT
• Jon Carin
• Joe McGinty
• Paisley Fortus
• Clover Fortus

Technical personnel

• Richard Fortus – production
• David Maurice – production
• Tim Palmer – mixing
• Jason McEntire – engineering

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