'Nobunny loves you... if you are five years old and a boy'
That's just one quote from a review of the 2008 Love Visions LP from Nobunny, a front man/rabbit created by US garage/punk musician Justin Champlin. Together with an array of backing artists Nobunny blends together the sounds of the Ramones, the Cramps and childlike power-pop, creating some seriously infectious bubblegum-punk.
Starting out in 2001 Nobunny has been performing across the US, slowly gaining a cult following thanks to their raucous live shows punctuated by bunny masks, kneepads, spastic dance moves, pink underwear and coats made of trash. Since then Nobunny has released a vinyl single "Give it to Me" on Hozac Records and a full-length LP called Love Visions on Bubbledumb Records in 2008. However it wasn't until Love Visions was re-released in 2009 that Nobunny began to receive significant attention. The album garnered wide spread praise from the music reviewers that bothered to get their hands on it,
"How does this 25-minutes of sick trash even exist?" - Buddyhead
"It was disgusting, totally disgusting, and more than a little creepy" - Paste Magazine
"If you like sweaty basements with your friends while drinking beer from the cheap 30 packs you all threw in on, then this could be your favourite album for the rest of the summer" - Racket Magazine
"Like a high school version of Rock & Roll High School" - Rolling Stone
From there Nobunny has gotten involved with Jack White's Third Man Records, playing an acoustic show that's to be released by the label, so hopefully new material will be on the way soon. Sadly though there's no immediate plans for any Australian shows.
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