Many of us have a go-to artist for certain moods. Someone that comes to mind when we’re working out, partying, driving, pumping up, relaxing, angry, sad, or happy. For those that need to fill a spot in the “chilling out” or “reflective on a rainy day” category, Rabbit & The Hare fits the bill nicely.<\/p>\n
The band’s debut disc (10 songs, 30 minutes) is relaxed and bittersweet sophisticated pop, using traditional rock instruments along with dual male\/female vocals, strings and a flute, plenty of synths, and an air of wistfulness to set the mood. This gives the album an aura of preciousness; there is almost no muscle in a song like “Fragile Things” and a line like “Take your coat off and sit yourself down \/ I want to come around \/ You know you’re just a fragile thing.” <\/p>\n
Most of the songs have a very similar sound, not really distinguishing themselves from each other but rather working as a unit, something more than the sum of its parts. “Isabel” is an exception, a moving ballad sung with conviction by Marisa Duchowny that rises to an emotional chorus underscored by just enough strings. A song like “Roll The Dice” is more likely to get exposure (probably on “Grey’s Anatomy”), but “Isabel” is the standout track and worth seeking out.<\/p>\n
There is a slight Paul McCartney influence in the songwriting, particularly in the tricky bass playing and off-kilter sensibility of “Behind Your Eyes,” while the regret of “Why Don’t We Talk Anymore” is a simple but effective message that will resonate with anyone who has had a breakup or is in a struggling relationship; shame it is just over two minutes long. “Donna Donna” is pretty good, too, adding a bit of electric guitar and Duchwony’s effective backup vocals; she shares the singing bill with Neill MacCallum (the guitarist and songwriter), but she steals the show from him more often than not.<\/p>\n
Rabbit & The Hare <\/i>won’t change your life, make you call your ex or inspire you, but for those in the mood for something relaxing and dreamy on a wistful fall day, it does the trick. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":31594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[9214],"rating":[5614],"class_list":["post-43370","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-rabbit-the-hare","rating-rating-c-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=43370"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=43370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}