OK, so this might be cheating—we didn’t actually see Rabbit in the Rye perform live while we were in Hamilton, New York, the home and devoted audience for this progressive folk rock group. The Locavaux Crew did get to hang out with Joseph Mettler, guitarist and singer of Rabbit in the Rye, and hear a few of his own songs by the light of a Sunday night campfire, so we feel that his group’s music should be included here on this blog no question. Rabbit in the Rye, a Colgate University student (Locavaux Crew included!) favorite, deftly weaves folk influences with a louder rock sound reminiscent of modern day indie folk mainstays such as Laura Marling and The Decemberists. Yet their musical style of storytelling and infectious sound, simultaneously waltz-like and rapturously bold, are amazingly more intriguing than most. Make sure to put a full listen-through of Rabbit in the Rye’s latest EP, Tabled Fables, on your musical to-do list—they’re not to be missed! Learn more about Rabbit in the Rye here!
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