Remember how it all started for Alice from the stories of Lewis Carroll? A hot day, a boring book, and running past is the White Rabbit in a vest, checking his pocket watch and muttering that he is late. Alice, without thinking twice, dived into the hole after him. The best stories usually start like that: first a reckless act, then a whole world. This time there are two rabbits, and they have neither vests nor watches. But they have costumes with long ears, in which Tweedo and Davo, grown men in their seventies, take the stage. The group is called The Glorious Rabbits, and the hole into which I jumped after them is the EP “Squared” (Live). The fall turned out long, fun, and safe. So straighten your ears if you have them, and keep up. They are already running.
Tweedo and Davo have been friends and playing together since they were thirteen. During this time, they have built careers, families, and stories that are better not retold in front of children. It would seem the very time to slow down. Instead, they returned to music and named themselves The Glorious Rabbits. They play incognito, and I like that. When faces are hidden under ears, the rock star pose simply doesn’t fit. Only the songs remain. They can be funny, strange, unexpectedly touching, and sometimes all at once, in one verse. The chronology for the Rabbits is turned inside out. Usually, a group goes from a club to a recording. They, however, first released four studio albums – and only then showed themselves to the public. In October 2025, The Glorious Rabbits played their first concert near Pittsburgh. Tickets flew out, the crowd showed up in pink ears and costumes, the concert, of course, was recorded. Thus appeared “Squared” – a live EP released on October 1, 2026. It precedes the full-length “Live From the Rabbit Hole”, promised for early 2027. But for now – “Squared”.
The release starts with dense overdrive, blues tension, and theatrical caricaturishness. “No Smoke No Fire” (Live) is a little rock-and-roll scene about distrust, hidden threats, and warning signals that are impossible to ignore. The guitar chords push the vocals forward, creating the illusion that something suspicious is happening behind the scenes. Alternative psychedelic rock with a blues backbone sets the rules of the game: the Rabbits joke, but they do it seriously. After a storm, one wants to step out into the air, and the Rabbits lead the listener out to “Fremont Street” (Live) in night Las Vegas, my favorite on the EP. Here everything relaxes. A ringing echo-guitar pours like neon on wet asphalt, the bass sways, the rhythm hypnotizes. A walk through Las Vegas promises adventure, but not a single one guarantees that the morning will turn out reasonable. The vocals tell a story, while the backing vocals illuminate it like a sign over a casino entrance. The narrative moves along with the hero down the street: past signs, gambling smiles, and places where the night always seems a bit longer than it should be. The live version works especially well precisely thanks to its freedom.
“Shine” (Live) moves from the city night into a more open space. At the core of the song is melodic alternative rock with a psychedelic haze, a gradual build-up of dynamics, and expressive guitar work. The lyrics of “Shine” are relatively simple and positive, but behind its straightforwardness hides a rock-and-roll idea: not to wait for permission from circumstances, someone else’s approval, or the perfect moment. To step into the light oneself – even if it’s not yet clear where exactly to go. After the rise and a surge of adrenaline comes “Hangover”(Live). If “Shine” offers to step into the light, then this song reminds that the light has a reverse side – especially if the day before someone stayed under its influence for too long. A driving blues rhythm, dense guitar, expressive solo, and swinging bass accompany an ironic story about a heavy awakening, memory gaps, and attempts to reconstruct the evening’s events through friends. Then comes the classic promise never to drink again (of course, until the next evening). Dialogues with the crowd, raspy rock vocals, call-and-response singalongs transform the story about a heavy morning into a collective ritual.
Then the release returns to familiar material, but gathers it into two more complete stage sets – “No Smoke No Fire & Fremont Street”(Live) and “Shine & Hangover”(Live) . Completing the EP is “My Little Tent” (Live) – acoustic fingerpicking gradually gains electric guitars, a relaxed bass supports a rhythm reminiscent of a children’s song. The track conveys the style characteristic of The Glorious Rabbits – light irony, imagery, and a desire to tell small stories through music.
Behind the playfulness and grotesque costumes, The Glorious Rabbits hide a belief that rock and roll will always be alive, wild, and fun. Staid pathos is not their story. The EP “Squared” is pure chemistry of the duo, dense guitar drive, and the ability to laugh at oneself. Listening to the recording, the costumes recede into the background. Behind them remain sincere, quirky, and warm songs capable of pulling anyone out of the hole. Alice woke up and decided that it was all a dream. With “Squared” it won’t work out that way: the recording ends, but the fall continues. Unlike the White Rabbit, Tweedo and Davo are in no hurry anywhere – they are calling you along. “Live From the Rabbit Hole” is promised for early 2027, so don’t take off your ears just yet – the rabbits will run again.
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