 Shortly after the release of their debut album in 1983, "Emergency Third Rail Power Trip", Roback left Rain Parade to join Rainy Day, a collective featuring other musicians from the Paisley Underground.Their first and only album was issued in 1984, which also featured contributions from The Dream Syndicate vocalist Kendra Smith.That same year, Roback and Smith formed Clay Allison, changing that band name to Opal by the time they released their debut album in 1987, "Happy Nightmare Baby".