“There’s ghosts all over this town and they look just like me,” sings frontwoman Rabbit of Americana folk rock band Rah Rah Rabbit.
From facing troubles you don’t remember creating, to dreaming of an intergalactic romance, Ghosts, Rah Rah Rabbit’s debut EP, is a work that faces it all. The EP will make its grand debut on February 2nd, marking the beginning of an exciting future for this female-fronted LA folk rock and roll group.
With a mix of country roots and psych-folk twists, Rah Rah Rabbit keeps their listeners guessing and engaged. Consisting of five original songs, Ghosts is an ode to facing crossroads and finding happiness. From fiddle solos to soft synthesizer, its instrumentals match the lyricism with natural and resonating ease.
The opening track of the EP, “Doin’ Time,” immediately hits with upbeat countrified guitars and a boot tappin’ groove, quickly matched by Rabbit’s sunkissed honky tonk vocals. Topped off with a mid-song fiddle solo, the track captures the feeling of longing for better times but still feeling good. All the scenes set in the verses lead back to “doing fine” versus “doing time” in the chorus.
The second track and early November single, “Game You’re Playing,” keeps the high speed country vibes rollin, this time in a little bit more of a cheekier fashion. “‘Cause it’s a game you’re playin’ / And I ain’t throwin’ in one more dime / I ain’t committed to winnin’ or losin’ / I’m just done wastin’ my time,” she sings. It’s a traditional barn burnin’ honky tonk banger, and Rabbit’s frustration builds and brews with the fiery instrumentals.
The third track off the EP turns the energy upside down with a dreamy, resonant acoustic guitar line and the cosmic ballad vibes soon ensue. “Little Space Song” is a melodic love song about dreaming, existing, and growing old with someone. References to the connections of space and time make up the track, such as bringing stardust down to earth for a lover. Strings swoon in the chorus, and Rabbit ends the track the same way she opened it: “When I grow up I’m gonna walk on a star.”
The sultry soul and fierce emotion shine through on the fourth track and their debut single, “Wolves,” as the band shows off their impressive instrumental prowess, highlighted once again by the fiddle and this time, Rabbit’s more voracious vocals. It’s a delightful departure from the usual honky tonk vibe earlier on, ripe with sheer intensity.
Closing out the EP, “Happy” starts out anything but. It starts off with raw, melancholic feeling, featuring only acoustic guitar and vocals. Slowly more orchestral strings start to trickle in, filling the air and rounding the sound in the chorus, but the verses feel dark and secluded. Rabbit sings of everyday tasks and her pursuit of positivity, “making a wish something will make me happy.”
Ghosts is a majestic introductory EP to Rah Rah Rabbit, offering an array of ebbs and flows, and delivering a gamut of sound in the psychedelic folk and Americana landscape.
Rah Rah Rabbit will have their EP release show at Silverlake Lounge on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles the day of release.
