Though it was released in 2016, Bad Rabbits’ American Nightmare is an all too relevant piece of art. The anger, sadness, and despondency that fueled the eclectic record – which takes influence from hip-hop, R&B, and soul music filtered through a harder-edged sound – is all too palpable today. Even on their 2009 debut EP Stick Up Kids, the band early on was crafting catchy and intelligently-written music with lots of energy. At the time of AN’s recording, the Baltimore riots were going on – and the album’s most powerful statement, “WWYD”, still resonates 4 years later through the countless, senseless slayings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Now, the band has unveiled a powerful new video for the song, which you can view below. Fair warning – if “What Would You Do?” doesn’t give you a chill down your spine, we’re not sure what to tell you. It’s a real and powerful statement.
We released American Nightmare released in 2016. 2020 and what has changed over the course of four years? Shit, what has changed over the course of 400-plus years? It took a pandemic, killer police and a filler president just to get the masses listening. https://t.co/ul5A3C6p1B
— b a d r a b b i t s (@BadRabbits) June 18, 2020
When the news spews the same rhetoric material
When the youth are spoonfed lies like they eating cereal
When surreal turns to realist ish you’ve ever witnessed
When the candle vigils look like they are normal business
