“Bunnywood Babylon is an introspective journal entry,” says Jesika von Rabbit. “It’s about self-deprecation, love, loss, finger-pointing, and wordplay fed through a funnel of Americana, psychedelia, atmospheric electronic futuristic pop rock ‘n’ roll.”
The eerie high desert enclave of Joshua Tree is famous for its spiky trees, their twisted arms praying towards the heavens. Just below lies Palm Springs, an area defined by retro-futuristic architecture and golden age glamour. If there is an artist whose music personifies this unique region, it’s Jesika von Rabbit. Her brand of Electronica Americana is indeed a head-spinning mezcal cocktail of the high-lonesome sound meets Hollywood razzle dazzle.
Like a steampunk spaceship, Jesika von Rabbit’s latest release, Bunnywood Babylon, transcends musical space and time. Her ability to create deja entendu brings with it an uncanny resonance, an instant familiarity where one swears they’ve heard her retrofuturistic music in a past life.
Quirky and poppy, “Pretty Dum”, “Wacko”, and “Aberdeen Martin” are instant earworms. Windswept and poignant, “Desert Rain” and “Hooray for Hollywood” touch upon her penchant for classic Americana. “Go Back to L.A.” and “Gotta Keep my Buzz Going” are raucous fuzz rockers. “What is Your Ism”, “Surf Music”, and “I Can’t Find Me” are celestial journeys for the desolate space cowboy. And finally, “Year of the Tiger” is as sublime a ballad as you’ve ever heard. Closer “Desert Rain” rings with authentic melancholy and longing.
Lyrically bold, provocatively thoughtful, cheeky, not preachy, this is pop music for the sapient. In an era where most artists just write the same song in perpetuity, Bunnywood Babylon stands as work that is as original and remarkable as it is incredibly varied.
“Complex, sexy, and with just the right amount of quirk, Bunnywood Babylon comes across as grand, dazzling, and very colourful.”— Aaron Willschick/V13 Media
“Jesika Von Rabbit is one of Los Angeles’ great musical one-offs. She’s simultaneously pop and art, accessible and avant-garde. She’s a mass of contradictions in the most glorious way and her influences, which touch on everything from ’80s MTV pop to ’70s tie-dye psychedelia, betray that very thing.
In the live environment, she excels. She’s part Berlin chanteuse, with dabs of Nico, and part performance artist. She’s also a force of nature, and a local gem.” –– Brett Callwood/LA Weekly
“Jesika von Rabbit has been identified with the high desert music scene since before it was a scene.” — The Desert Sun
“Her voice is like a doll that throws a punch, the vibe electric. She’s the witch who lures you into a candy house, the siren who pulls you close — even though you know better. Surrounded by go-go dancers, illuminated by projected images both beautiful and strange, a Jesika von Rabbit concert is the equivalent of a dance party during the apocalypse. But with more bunny ears.” — Magie Downs/Palm Springs Life
“She is drop-dead gorgeous and has an absolutely incredible voice. But von Rabbit is more than a pretty chick singer. She is an innovative creator and expressionist as well as one hell of an entertainer… Her show is brilliantly nonsensical; a sonic and visual spectacle that is unlike any other and you cannot take your eyes away. She is an artist that you just have to keep coming back to see because you evolve every time you do.” — Coachella Valley Weekly
“Danceable, commercial, and first-to-last-catchy…deliciously sweet and pretty poisons indicates von Rabbit rapidly Wonkafying, cybernizing, and de-rusticating. She may well have more reinventions in her than David Bowie.” — Ron Garmon/L.A. Record
Formerly the frontwoman and chief songwriter of the trailblazing and iconic Joshua Tree act Gram Rabbit, Jesika von Rabbit has released two critically lauded solo albums, Journey Mitchell and Dessert Rock. The third album, Bunnywood Babylon, is slated for release worldwide on June 13, 2025 (Dionysus Records).
Jesika von Rabbit recently won “Best Female Vocalist” and “Best Song” at the Joshua Tree Voice Music Award Show. This is in addition to “Best Female Performer” multiple years in-a-row at the Coachella Valley Weekly Awards.
Jesika von Rabbit has toured with the Eagles of Death Metal, and has performed at the Desert Daze festival, Camper van Beethoven’s Campout festival, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Stoned and Dusted festival, Tiki Oasis, The Casbah stage at the Adams Ave Street Fair in San Diego, as well as San Francisco, Portland, and Palm Springs Pride. She has shared stages with acts as diverse as Wanda Jackson, Cat Power, The Melvins, The Crystal Method, and Sister Sledge.
esika von Rabbit’s original compositions have been licensed to Fox’s The Masked Singer for a commercial spot, CSI, NBC’s Life, FX’s Better Things, The Real World, Sons of Anarchy, Crash, Hit & Miss, Crazy Stupid Love and War Inc., Grace and Frankie, a commercial spot for Fruit of the Loom which aired during the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Morgan Freeman’s film 57 Seconds.
Dubbed “The Queen of the Hi-Desert,” JESIKA VON RABBIT is the torchbearer of the ever-vibrant Joshua Tree/Hi-Desert music scene.
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
All songs written by: Jesika von Rabbit
Produced by: Jesika von Rabbit and Ethan Allen
Recorded by: Jesika von Rabbit and Ethan Allan at The Rabbit Ranch, Joshua Tree, CA, and Royal Triton Studios, Silver Lake, CA
Mixed by: Jesika von Rabbit, Ethan Allen and Lee Joseph
Additional mixing by: Dennis Moody
Mastered by: Tommy Dietrich at Joshua Tree Recording Studio
Art by: Peter Mikulak
Graphics by: Chrissy Kesselring
Photos by: Aydra J Swan
Visit Jesika von Rabbit online:
Website: https://www.jesikavonrabbit.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesikavonrabbitmusic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesikavonrabbit/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesikavonrabbit
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9poN3qsqCJThTxWdEyio_A
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/228m37gn65MbaI86rMIEfM
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