JESIKA VON RABBIT "Surf Song" nods to Jimi Hendrix's lyric of "never hear surf music again"

JESIKA VON RABBIT launches lyric video/visualizer for “Surf Music”

Produced and recorded by Jesika von Rabbit, “Surf Music” is a deep track off her latest album ‘Bunnywood Babylon’ and a nod to Jimi Hendrix’s “Third Stone from the Sun” as it lyrically references “and you’ll never hear surf music again.”

Von Rabbit shares, “It ironically vamps on a futuristic electro psychedelic riff and the lyrics are a stream of consciousness referring to a day in the life of the current zeitgeist.”

JESIKA VON RABBIT “Surf Music”

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JESIKA VON RABBIT

“Bunnywood Babylon” [LP]

(Dionysus Records)

RIYL: psychedelic, Americana, electronica, garage

FFO: The Knife, Grimes, English Teacher, Lucinda Williams, Kate Bush, Gwen Stefani, Nina Hagen

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This Saturday, see Jesika in Los Angeles!

JESIKA VON RABBIT live dates:

08/24 Los Angeles @ Zebulon with Dream Phases + Los Quinceaneros
08/28 Newport Beach @ Original Pizza “Poorman’s End of Summer Bash” with Tastee Nuggz + Los Mysteriosos
09/01 Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress with Spaceface + Kulululu
09/03 Albuquerque, NM @ TBA
09/04 Flagstaff, AZ @ TBA
09/05 Las Vegas, NV @ The Usual Place with Same Sex Mary + Hassan + Switterbeet
09/06 Phoenix, AZ @ Chopper John’s with Brea Burns and The Boleros + Sturdy Ladies
09/12 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s with Camper van Beethoven + Cracker
09/26 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar

“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.

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. Her third album, Bunnywood Babylon released 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.
Jesika 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.

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