Biography

Introduction

White Rabbits is an American six-piece indie rock band based in Brooklyn, NY, originally from Columbia, Missouri. The band released its debut studio album, Fort Nightly, on May 22, 2007. They currently record for TBD Records.

History

The band formed while several of the members were attending the University of Missouri; The band's frontmen, Greg Roberts and Stephen Patterson, met at the college in 2004. Alex Even, Adam Russell and Greg had formerly played in the band Texas Chainsaw Mass Choir. The original White Rabbits lineup consisted of five members, but after relocating to New York City the next year, the band expanded to six members. The sixth member, Jamie Levinson, had grown up on the same street as Roberts in Webster Groves, Missouri. Roberts and Levinson both played in a ska band (called The Hubcaps) while in high school.

The White Rabbits recorded its first studio album, Fort Nightly, and released it in 2007 to the public through Say Hey Records. The album was critically lauded. .

In addition to consistent touring, they have been featured on NPR's World Cafe, where the band members discussed how they met and formed in the college town of Columbia, Missouri. They also talked about their early sound and performed three songs. They have also performed on the Late Show with David Letterman.

On May 19, 2009, the band released its second album, titled It's Frightening. The album was produced by Britt Daniel, lead singer and guitarist of Spoon. The album was released on TBD Records, which also hosts the bands Radiohead and Underworld.

Live shows

White Rabbits are known for^{[citation needed]} their energy onstage, their switching of instruments, and cover songs, notably Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm", which was also covered by one of the band's main influences, The Specials. Typically they will put their own twist on cover songs by playing them in a style/genre that is different from the original. After playing a particularly energetic show at South By Southwest in 2008, NME named them one of the top three bands performing that year.

They have toured with bands such as The Walkmen, Richard Swift, and Spoon. In 2007, they began a national tour with the Kaiser Chiefs in support of their album Fort Nightly. This followed a tour through the United Kingdom.