PREMIERE: Darren Cross - And The New York Rain Came Down

Sydney-bred singer-songwriter Darren Cross (he of Gerling/Jep & Dep fame) has unveiled the stylish new clip for fresh single And The New York Rain Came Down, premiered proudly today by theMusic.com.au.

The song's origins lie in a chance Brooklyn encounter with Girls writer Lena Dunham during a storm — the incident from where the title comes — while he was out in search of a live feed of the final episode of Breaking Bad.

"Last year I was in Brooklyn for three nights sleeping on my old mate's couch — his long-term girlfriend had just left him," Cross explained of the song in a statement. "I walked to Chinatown to see the last Breaking Bad episode live on cable at a bar. For some connected weird reason, while I was walking home I really wanted to bump into Lena Dunham, and while I was walking back to where I was staying over near the Brooklyn Bridge it started pissing down rain. As I ran to m friend's apartment I looked into a bar close to where I was staying — and there standing in the dry hipster bar was Lena Dunham, chatting with a group of girls.

"I couldn't believe it. I raced home soaking wet and wondered what I should do. Fortunately for Lena, I wrote this song."

Even if you don't believe it, it's a hell of a scene-setter for the sublime introspection of the acoustic-driven track.

And The New York Rain Came Down is taken from Cross' recently released No Damage EP, and has been doing swift business in terms of turning heads around the world, being playlisted by radio stations in Germany, the Netherlands and France, been given attention in Belgium, and maintaining Cross' reputation at home as a consistent purveyor of slick, considered, evocative tunes.

Watch the clip, created by Cross at Bernstein Studios (where the song was recorded) with assistance from Jep & Dep collaborator Jessica Caesar, above, then head to Cross' Bandcamp to suss a copy of his EP.