To navigate through the understandable enthusiasm in every press release (“the most exciting act since Bowie”; “the album that will change the way you think about music”) is a task in itself. It’s the PR’s job to laud the talent and fan the flame of hype, and it’s the recipient’s job to read between the lines. When one PR’s email basically consisted of “See this band. Thank me later,” there was no doubting to be done. Hailed as – genuinely – one of the most exciting bands on the circuit, the ‘funk-rock’ of Bad Rabbits is an antidote to the baby oil brand of R&B often circulated, with an authentic dust and gravel feel. So I’m paying it forward; listen to this band. Thank me later.
You’re coming back to the UK for your first headline tour here – are you looking forward to seeing how your own crowd reacts, compared to the Don Broco crowd that you played to on your last tour round the UK? Yes, we are absolutely looking forward to our first UK headline tour. It was intriguing to see certain pockets of the crowds going mental during our sets
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when we supported Don Broco over there. It's especially exciting to know that those same kids are going to come back, but in larger numbers, mainly to support us. If the crowds are anything alike, it's going to get rowdy.
I’ve heard that your live show is something else. What Bad Rabbits experience do we get live, that we can’t
appreciate on record? In my opinion, our live show is the side of us that sort of mirrors how we grew up. Some of us grew up playing in punk, hardcore and metal bands and we have always been inspired by heavy music. I believe in a live setting, it’s where this side of us really shines. But by no means are we standing on stage mean mugging and sticking out bullhorns.
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