Are we friends yet? [12"]

1000 Rabbits - Are we friends yet? [12"]

Five-piece 1000 Rabbits (FKA Rabbitfoot) release their debut EP Are we friends yet?, a six-track release that captures the band’s first two years in motion. Featuring recent singles “Virgin Soil” and “Rubik’s Cube”, the EP arrives via Young as a snapshot of a band defining themselves in real time.

Written across living rooms, rehearsal spaces, and stages over the course of two years, Are we friends yet? captures a formative chapter: six tracks shaped by time, space, and the energy of the people in the room. Some tracks date back to their earliest days, others are more recent, but together they form a vivid introduction to the band’s world. Each track has been molded through live performance, evolving night after night.

The EP’s title - Are we friends yet? - comes from a defining moment that has emerged in their live show; a question posed by River during the closing track “Spring Cleaning”, the final song of both the record and every set they play. It’s a moment that captures both the warmth and vulnerability at the heart of the band.

"The music once again makes fine use of subtly percussive guitar, eerie violin, and loud-quiet-loud dynamics. River, the vocalist, gets to let it rip, and by the end the band's carefully constructed drama has descended into chaos. Imagine the(more...)