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“The song Animosity is one of the best damn things I have heard in a long time. The songwriting is superb, and natural. The lyrics, and wordplay are breezy, but with a desperate overtone of “what have we done here”? If it were 1967, this song would be 1 on charts across the board.” ~Marc Henwood Pirate Radio 103.5 FM Saint John NB - Marc Henwood Pirate radio
“The song Animosity is one of the best damn things I have heard in a long time. The songwriting is superb, and natural. The lyrics, and wordplay are breezy, but with a desperate overtone of “what have we done here”? If it were 1967, this song would be 1 on charts across the board.” ~Marc Henwood Pirate Radio 103.5 FM Saint John NB - Marc Henwood Pirate radio
The Glorious Blindfold, the first release from a new Saint John name, is credited to White Rabbit, and what a sweet little bunny he is. This acoustic album sounds as rich and full as a multi-member band, but it's just our Rabbit, with a ringing acoustic, a fine and earnest voice and glowing harmonies. Mixing '70s pop strumming with nu-folk feelings and writing, each pretty song stays with you a good long while. Shining Skies urges us to smile, over and over in its long fade-out, and with those multi-track voices coming at you, it's bound to break any rock curmudgeon's face into a grin. Turns out the White Rabbit is actually veteran Andy Stevens from Born Under Satellites. And while the album has been out a few weeks, it's now available all over the Maritimes thanks to a new deal with P.E.I.-based distributor Sandbar Music. Good thing too, this deserves to be heard. - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
The Glorious Blindfold, the first release from a new Saint John name, is credited to White Rabbit, and what a sweet little bunny he is. This acoustic album sounds as rich and full as a multi-member band, but it's just our Rabbit, with a ringing acoustic, a fine and earnest voice and glowing harmonies. Mixing '70s pop strumming with nu-folk feelings and writing, each pretty song stays with you a good long while. Shining Skies urges us to smile, over and over in its long fade-out, and with those multi-track voices coming at you, it's bound to break any rock curmudgeon's face into a grin. Turns out the White Rabbit is actually veteran Andy Stevens from Born Under Satellites. And while the album has been out a few weeks, it's now available all over the Maritimes thanks to a new deal with P.E.I.-based distributor Sandbar Music. Good thing too, this deserves to be heard. - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
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The Glorious Blindfold - 2007
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With all of the visual stimulation constantly bombarding us, it can be hard to get away… to shut our eyes and let the other senses take over for a while. But once we do, once we shut our eyes to the busy, visual world around us, it becomes easier to sit down, relax and take it easy. That’s what Saint John’s Andy Stevens -the White Rabbit himself- likes best.
White Rabbit’s debut solo CD, “The Glorious Blindfold”, is a much different offering than Stevens’ work with his other band, Born Under Satellites. Released in late 2007, it is a much softer sound, based mainly around acoustic guitar and vocals. You will find no drums here; it’s up to you to supply your own rhythm. Your toes will tap. Your fingers will follow. You’ll find yourself bopping along to songs that would sound at home on albums by Radiohead and Pearl Jam, both sources of inspiration for Stevens. You’ll even find hints of Pink Floyd mixed in amongst the catchy harmonies and softly-spoken vocals. “The Glorious Blindfold” is made up of many layers.
Like the fabric of a real blindfold, the songs on this album are woven together into a tight mesh that will allow the listener to leave the “real world” behind for a while and enter a land of dream-like audio textures that serve as candy for the ears. White Rabbit’s first release from “The Glorious Blindfold” has gotten a good deal of air-play on Saint John’s Outlaw Radio, 103.5 The Pirate. Enough said. Hear for yourself.
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