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"After spending the better part of two years on the road (including festival stops at Lollapallooza, Glastonbury (UK), Sasquatch, Monolith and tours with The Walkmen, Spoon, Richard Swift, The Cribs, White Denim and Tokyo Police Club) White Rabbits hunkered down in their Brooklyn practice space to set about re-envisioning the dark pop of their debut Fort Nightly, while adding new sounds and influences to achieve an original work. The result is It's Frightening, their second full-length album - out May 19th on tbd records.You may have noticed a lot more of Britt Daniel in Brooklyn lately (on the street, at Music Hall of Williamsburg, etc). The new White Rabbits album recording is probably why.White Rabbits signed to tbd records (US home to Radiohead/Other Lives/Hatcham Social) and erected a makeshift studio in their basement rehearsal space to demo new material. Band members popped in and out over the course of several months lending ideas and personality to a new batch of songs that defy instant categorization. After enlisting tourmate, friend and songwriter Britt Daniel (Spoon) as producer, the pair began the process of exchanging demos between Brooklyn and Portland. White Rabbits recorded It's Frightening over the course of four weeks, only taking a break to play the Transmusicales Festival in Rennes, France. The sessions were recorded by visionary engineer Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter) at Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY."
White Rabbits played their first of two sold out shows in a row at Mercury Lounge in NYC last night (2/18). The second is tonight. More pictures, the setlist from last night, and the new album tracklist, below...
"The lineup remains the same: Stephen Patterson (vox/piano), Jamie Levinson (drums), Matthew Clark (drums, guitar), Alex Even (guitar), Gregory Roberts (guitar/vox) and Adam Russell (bass). A U.S. tour will follow the May release of It's Frightening."
It's Frightening tracklist
1. Percussion Gun
2. Rudie Fails
3. They Done Wrong / We Done Wrong
4. Lionesse
5. Company I Keep
6. The Salesman (Tramp Life)
7. Midnight and I
8. Right Where They Left
9. The Lady Vanishes
10. Leave It At The Door
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It's Frightening? It's Frightening White Rabbits. Frightened Rabbit. It's White. What.
Posted by Anonymous | February 19, 2009 4:08 PM
No wayfarers? What's up with that?
Posted by wembley | February 19, 2009 4:58 PM
What time did the White Rabbits take the stage?
Posted by Anonymous | February 19, 2009 5:02 PM
5:02 - I don't remember exactly - but my best guess is 11:20ish? The didn't start setting up on stage until after 11, and the first pic I see of performance is 11:20... provided my cam clock is accurate.
Tim
Posted by Tim | February 19, 2009 5:35 PM
Last night's show was running late for some reason. White Rabbits are supposed to start at 10:30.
Posted by Anonymous | February 19, 2009 5:38 PM
5:38 I remember seeing the chalkboard outside listing Ravens... at 9, Holly at 10, and Rabbit at 11 (despite what the original schedule was, 8.30, 9.30, 10.30). There should be a shot of it when the Holly images get updated. I hate late starts on weeknights. :)
Tim
Posted by Tim | February 19, 2009 6:06 PM
Mercury Lounge normally runs 1/2 hour later than the schedule on the web.
Posted by Jonny Leather | February 19, 2009 6:11 PM
Sad I can't go tonight, but Merc Lounge twittered that there might be tix avail at the door for tonight's show, if anyone's interested.
Posted by Anonymous | February 19, 2009 6:43 PM
Their moms must be proud.
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2009 2:23 PM
Seriously, I gotta say "Percussion Gun" is going to be the song of 2009. I'm calling it.
Both shows were phenomenal, and I can tell the album's gonna be AMAZING!
Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2009 8:01 AM
Show was fucking fantastic, A+
Posted by Jenn | February 22, 2009 10:43 PM
This mom (Adam's) is proud. The band is a group of very talented and great looking young men.
Posted by Anonymous | February 23, 2009 12:08 AM
Here is another proud mom. Good luck to all the boys,
Alex's mom
Posted by Mary Deeken | March 1, 2009 3:09 PM
not typically my scene, went with someone who wanted to go, and saw one of the greatest performances ever
Posted by Lingerie | September 20, 2009 1:41 PM
Islam is a religion of peace
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