Vocals + guitar = Michael
Bass guitar + vocals = Alice
Guitar + effects = Chris
Drums = Sally
Influences
Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, Joy Division, Smashing Pumpkins, Shellac, Interpol, Future Of The Left, Muse, Doors, Alabama 3, Placebo, iLiKETRAiNS, Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool, Depeche Mode, yourcodenameis:milo, The Hives, She Wants Revenge, David Bowie, McLusky, Low, Beta Band, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Suede, At the Drive-In, Caretaker, The Chameleons, Sleater-Kinney, Sonic Youth, British Sea Power, The God Machine, The National
Sounds Like
"Expect great things" Rolling Stone
"Impossible-to-ignore volume and insistence of someone hammering a point home and a dark, foreboding compulsiveness" Drowned In Sound
"[The Half Rabbits' music] would make a good film score to accompany a scene of being chased through a dark forest pursued by a pack of wolves. Gothic is too tame a word for this outfit" BBC
"Every moment of every song is played as if it is their last and there is no room for slack or wasted space - the sound of four minds exploding with ideas" Tasty Fanzine
"It is thanks to bands like The Half Rabbits that we are not complaining about the deluge of lightweight sub-indie bands and singer-songwriters who have begun to flood the charts, and they deserve the recognition which they have received" Glasswerk
"This is music that will change your life, you will love it" Subba Cultcha [Awarded EP of the month]
Born of the idea that being different is a thing to be proud of, the 2 girl/2 boy Half Rabbits play literate music with honesty, passion and substance. Having been likened to the bleak, dark pop of Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies and Joy Division, and the intelligent art-rock of Muse and Shellac, the band's musical scope is wider than that of many of their contemporaries. It is not unusual for people to remark that 'there just isn't another band in the UK that sounds like The Half Rabbits'.
Songwriter Michael says that 'what interests me is how people often pay attention to the small, transient things in life, without noticing profound changes taking place around them. Our last EP, "The Final Days Of Rome" is about this feeling of detachment. The songs may sound dark or perhaps even a little sinister sometimes, but it's what we do best.'
Gigging has earned The Half Rabbits a reputation as a fierce and commanding live act. Recent highlights include two blinding sets at Truck Festival and a sold out headline show at the Oxford Zodiac: no mean feat for an unsigned band. The Half Rabbits have gigged with more bands than you can think of, including Editors, We Are Scientists, The Enemy, The Young Knives, The Paddingtons, Tapes n Tapes, The Duke Spirit, The Cribs, Glasvegas, Shout Out Louds, Cazals, House of Love, The Stands, Fell City Girl, 10,000 Things, Komakino and Eastern Lane.
The Half Rabbits’ debut release ’Disclaimer’ was on Quickfix, also home of Youthmovies’ first release. The band recently featured on Exercise 1 Record’s compilation, ’50 minutes’, which received rave reviews and Radio 1 airplay. The Half Rabbits also feature on Jetplane Landing’s legendary Smalltown America compilations both 4 and 6. The band’s 2006 release, ’Tiny Knives for Tiny Minds’ saw the band’s profile increase further and, the exciting 2007 follow-up, ’The Final Days Of Rome’ received airplay on Phill Jupitus’ show on BBC 6 Music. 2007 was topped off with a split CD and sold-out gig with fellow Oxford band, The Winchell Riots.
2008 was a particularly exciting year, with interviews and live footage of the band screened on MTV2 and TMF throughout spring. Tom Robinson personally selected the band for inclusion on one of his famous BBC6 podcasts of new bands to look out for. The song 'Man Down' will feature on Smalltown America's Public Service Broadcast 10. The band recorded their debut album over the course of autumn and winter, details of which will soon be released. The highlight of the year was a headline gig at upstairs at the Oxford Zodiac: where Radiohead filmed their video for 'Creep'. Expect even more in 2009.
'Tiny Knives for Tiny Minds' available now from our website and iTunes
The brand new EP 'The Final Days Of Rome' available now from our website
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Check out our video for 'This Changes Everything' below. It was filmed in late 2006 in Bristol, Oxford and London by Adam Deeves.
Adam's video for our song 'Does Not Compute':
Also, check out Adam's brand new video of our recent headline gig in aid of Oxjam:
La Folie are having a launch party on the 8th of June at The Forum in Sheffield! £2 advance tickets/£3 on the door! Plus the added bonus of if you film some stuff from the night of us, you or anything else connected and send it us, we will send you a free copy of 'Risus Sardonicus'
Rhythm Festival 2009
21-23 August
Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Beds, MK41 6AB
The Proclaimers, Alabama 3, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Beat, Terry Reid, Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers, James Hunter, Alvin Youngblood Hart, The Blow Monkeys, Pentangle, The Strawbs, Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash and LOADS more...
http://www.rhythmfestival.net
Thanks a lot for your MySpace friendship ! The week end it's finally here, enjoy it ! And take a look at my projects aight ?
And especially the new project I've worked on : CHROMATIKS' hip-hop album "À la Conquête de l'West". It's gonna be available real soon, you can check the cover on my page.
A Big Club Velocity show Friday April 24th Rising Sun Arts Centre 30 Silver Street Reading RG1 Limited to 100 tickets TOM HINGLEY (lead singer of Inspiral Carperts, one of the most successful bands not only to come out of Manchester,but the UK. The Carperts had more hit singles than THE STONE ROSES or HAPPY MONDAYS, they headlined Reading Festival in 1990, sold out G Mex in Manchester, toured the world and Noel Gallagher used to be their roadie. This will be one of the smallest shows he has done in many a year.It will be very special. Tom will be playing solo and has promised he will play the hits!!)/ Ben Marwood/Jay Newton will support Doors 8pm All Ages Advance £10 www.wegottickets.com £12 door
I know this isn’t a personalised flyer, or message :( .. but we do thank you for being our friend in such turbulent times.. do keep in touch and we’ll make the friendship stronger. The Follys
Hey ! Hope your well Just to let you know , we have 2 new tracks -- place i love and fortune's fool ! please check them out and let us know what you think x xlove x x x xxx
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Hi The Half Rabbits, Our debut album 'Hope Is Not Enough' has been nominated for the XFM New Music Award 2009. Please vote for us at www.xfm.co.uk/newmusicaward if you like the album. Thanks! Sam & rtP
