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Gram Rabbit is a rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band based in Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census, up from 4,207 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joshua Tree is located in the Mojave Desert at ....

. The group consists of vocalist/keyboardist/bassist/guitarist Jesika von Rabbit, guitarist/bassist/programmer/vocalist Todd Rutherford, drummer Hayden Scott and guitarist/producer Ethan Allen. Their musical style has been described as an amalgamation of psych-rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...

 and electropop. Their fanbase is sometimes referred to as a self-styled "cult" called The Royal Order of Rabbits.

The band was formed in 2004 by von Rabbit and Rutherford, who had first met in 2003. That same year, the outfit's debut album Music to Start a Cult To was recorded with Ethan Allen producing, and was released on the Stinky Records
Stinky Records
Stinky Records is a record label publishing albums for artists such as Gram Rabbit, Benzos and Singapore Sling....

 label. Gram Rabbit were hailed as best new LA Band in 2005 at the LA Weekly Music Awards. Three songs from the band's second album Cultivation were featured in three episodes of the first season of the NBC television drama, Life. The song 'Devil's Playground' from their earlier album was then featured on the second season opener, as well as in the film War, Inc.
War, Inc.
War, Inc. is a 2008 American political satire film starring John Cusack and directed by Joshua Seftel. Cusack also co-wrote and produced the film.- Plot :...

 The song 'Dirty Horse' was used in the BBC show Long Way Round
Long Way Round
Long Way Round is a documentary television series, DVD set and book documenting the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles...

 in which Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
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 and Charlie Boorman travel around the world on their motorcycles. Their third album RadioAngel and the RobotBeat was released in 2007 and their fourth, Rare Bits in 2008. A record release concert for their fifth album, Miracles and Metaphors, was held at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on July 21, 2010, with copies available for sale, though the official release date has been set for October 12.

The name Gram Rabbit is a combination of Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...

 and Jesika von Rabbit. Jesika had been called "von Rabbit" on the music scene before meeting Rutherford, and after meeting, the duo played covers of Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...

. (Note that Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...

 and Gram Rabbit both have strong ties to the Joshua Tree area, including the legendary burning of Parson's casket and remains).

Music to Start a Cult To (2004), Track Listing

  1. "Dirty Horse" 3:47
  2. "Cowboy Up" 4:38
  3. "Kill A Man" 4:34
  4. "Disco #2" 5:14
  5. "Witness" 4:50
  6. "Land of Jail" 3:33
  7. "Lost In Place" 4:13
  8. "Devil's Playground" 5:23
  9. "I & Susej" 0:24
  10. "Cowboys & Aliens" 4:47
  11. "New Energy" 5:30

Cultivation (2006), Track listing

  1. "Waiting In the Kountry" 5:10
  2. "No Thoughts" 0:22
  3. "Bloody Bunnies (Superficiality)" 3:28
  4. "Angel Song" 4:33
  5. "Charlie's Kids" 2:54
  6. "Paper Heart" 3:53
  7. "Slopoke" 4:27
  8. "Jesus & I" 4:09
  9. "Sorry" 4:11
  10. "Crossing Guards With Guns" 3:48
  11. "Follow Your Heart" 4:05
  12. "Hares Don't Have Tea" 1:38

RadioAngel and the RobotBeat (2007), Track listing

  1. "American Hookers" 3:49
  2. "The Rest of Us Sleep" 4:03
  3. "In My Book" 3:25
  4. "Fancy Dancy" 3:28
  5. "Something Fuzzy" 3:28
  6. "Get Up Off It" 1:55
  7. "Hot Spit" 3:15
  8. "Less Is More" 2:57
  9. "Shiny Monster" 3:25
  10. "Landers" 0:49
  11. "The Places We Go" 4:42
  12. "I Wear the Ears" 5:49

Miracles & Metaphors (2010), Track listing

  1. "Time Of Our Lives" 4:06
  2. "Candy Flip" 4:46
  3. "Falling Debris" 4:32
  4. "Hyena" 3:55
  5. "Flowerhead" 3:30
  6. "Off With Your Head" 3:39
  7. "Wheels In Motion" 4:58
  8. "Another Long Day" 6:13
  9. "Destinies Align" 4:07
  10. "They're Watching" 2:51
  11. "Horses Can't Throw Up" 3:25
  12. "I Rest My Case" 2:04

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