White Rabbits

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White Rabbits come to NYC via the arid plains of the Mid West. Although they have been in The City for just over a year, they have managed to catch the attention of Say Hey Records and producer Chris Zane (Shy Child, Asobi Seksu, Les Savy Fav).

Lead by dual vocalists, Greg Roberts (Guitar / Vox) and Steve Patterson (Piano / Vox), the 6 piece is rounded out by Alex Even (Guitar / Vox), Adam Russell (Bass), Matt “The Duck” Clark (Drums) and Jamie Levinson (Drums). With a certain joie de vive, playfulness and charm White Rabbits thematically evoke ?the more decadent and bygone era of days spent on the green, old cinemas “Tourist Trap”, tragic mothers “Navy Wives”, and restrained, but no less awkward domestic disputes, with the first single, “The Plot.”

Added to their arsenal are 3 part vocal harmonies that texture the album throughout. White Rabbits even showcase the occasional group chant, best exampled on Fort Nightly’s opening track “Kid On My Shoulders”. White Rabbits’ penchant for more tropical excursions such as on “I Used To Complain Now I Don’t”, featuring the horns of Beirut’s (Jon Natchez), are, at times, reminiscent of The Specials or Madness.

Their sets have gained the band a large and growing audience and led them to share bills with Peter Bjorn & John, The Walkmen, Richard Swift and others. A full tour is planned for the late spring as well.

1	While We Go Dancing full track	653
2	Dinner Party full track	596
3	Navy Wives full track	583
4	The Plot	579
5	I Used To Complain Now I Don't full track	509
6	Take A Walk Around The Table full track	506
7	Kid On My Shoulders	481
8	Fort Nightly full track	443
9	Reprise full track	441
10	March Of The Camels full track	440
11	Tourist Trap full track	423
12	Sea of Rum full track	60
13	Cotillion Blues full track	23
13	Beehive State	23
15	Untitled (Live At Paste)	16

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Jravolta wrote:
Wednesday evening

kinda neat, though

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bkelleher wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

pretty worthless observation, nonetheless.

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stelaris wrote:
Tuesday morning

Didn't say it was important, dude. Just making an observation.

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ilan86 wrote:
Monday evening

why in hell is that important? it's a good band, and as far as I'm concerned, it has nothing to do with politics.

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stelaris wrote:
Monday evening

liked by John McCain's daughter

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zerlinki wrote:
last month

Please come to Australia!!

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Jay_Fiedler wrote:
last month

hey, these guys are really good

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kj_rjpLoVeO23 wrote:
July 2008

Fort Nightly is such a great album :D

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ThatGreatKate wrote:
July 2008

I love this. I love this sooo much!

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benabbott_htafc wrote:
July 2008

dig itttttt

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Britrock16 wrote:
July 2008

have these guys ever played with the honorary title? i can see them making a good tour together, they seem to be similar in sounds and both from NY.

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cereal_boxes wrote:
July 2008

gtfo

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mymainmanadam wrote:
July 2008

hey look its vampire weekend

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spookbrian wrote:
July 2008

i dig the Walkmen/french kicks/Jonathan fire eater niche their getting into.

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tomstar86 wrote:
July 2008

edited the bio so it's factual as opposed to opinion, last.fm is about forming your own opinions about the music u discover, not having them told to you in a bio! grrr.

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indiedude16 wrote:
July 2008

I agree about music variety show stuff, there are SO many diffrent styles going on.

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Liquefaction wrote:
June 2008

For serious, you can always tell when a bio is penned by someone in the band's team.

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cyanidegelcaps wrote:
June 2008

These guys and The Teeth make me think of something like indie rock vaudeville or something. Like manic hipster variety shows.

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Mofudos wrote:
June 2008

Their good and all, but the bio is some serious propaganda.

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paixetegalite wrote:
June 2008

Hah! I would upvote your comment, deevo.

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