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Oct 29, 2015 French For Rabbits By Michael Wojtas

Today, we’re pleased to bring you the premiere of “Feathers and Dreams,” the latest from atmospheric New Zealand pop band French For Rabbits. This time around, their signature marriage of mist and melody is submerged in an atypically urgent undercurrent. The song may be billowy in all the expected ways, but it has a backbone, too.

Connecting with us via email, vocalist Brooke Singer provided some context for the track, which is the lead single from a forthcoming EP due out next year of Lefse:

“The new song is part of a collection we have been recording over the past year at The Blue Barn, in Wellington, New Zealand. I wrote the song in Waikuku Beach last year, when we were living in a little cabin over the wintertime. We had a fireplace, and I was sometimes fearful that a bird might fly down the chimney and into the fire…! So, that idea became a metaphor for how we can sometimes feel powerless about terrible events happening in the world, when the only thing to do is watch it unfold. The song is a little bit of a mantra that speaks of not living in denial, even if we are powerless to help a situation - it is more honorable to see what is happening, than to choose to ignore it.”

Head below to listen and check out the band’s November tour dates.

Tour Dates:

11/5—Iceland Airwaves @ Isafold Bistro - Reykjavik, Iceland (16.00)

11/6—Iceland Airwaves @ Iðnó - Reykjavik, Iceland (22.40)

11/20- The Tuning Fork, AUCKLAND

11/22- Orange Studio, CHRISTCHURCH

11/24- Bats Theatre, WELLINGTON

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