Claiming the likes of Hendrix,
QOTSA and Led Zep as influences I immediately liked the sound of this band of
brothers. First single on the band page was ‘The Three Tones’
which is a catchy guitar driven tune and with a big riff that kicks in mid way
through the song it immediately hooked us onto their sound. Next up was ‘Run’ with an intro reminiscent
of Silent Alarm by Bloc Party the song is a slower more melodic single than
Three Tones yet with lyrics and a chorus that you’ll be singing along with
after a few listens this is a big single. By the time we reach ‘We Could Be Free’ its
evident Ded Rabbit are no flash in the pan band copying every other band. Instead
they’re offering up much more and this is by far their best record. Instantly catchy
guitar riffs hook you in, while the Ryan Jarmin-esque vocals are the gateway to
clever and meaningful lyrics, perhaps it is the vocals but this song is very
reminiscent of early Cribs. Final song, ‘Elm Row’ was a massive
curveball as instead of guitars or drums leading the way it was a saxophone –
while I like a band who are innovative it just didn’t work for me. That’s not
to say it’s a terrible song, I just think the boys need to stick to the funk
infused guitar sounds which work so well on the other three songs.
Laid back vocals, big drums and
funky guitar riffs – Ded Rabbit offer everything we want in a band and if they
keep this up then they will no doubt be a band making waves in the indie world.
The brothers offer something different to every run of the mill band and it
will be something like this that finally breaks the stranglehold pop music has
on the charts. Despite only having four songs up this is a great intro into the
band. Keep it up guys!
Check them out for yourselves over
at;
https://www.facebook.com/DedRabbit
http://www.dedrabbit.co.uk
https://twitter.com/Ded_Rabbit
