Beauregard

Pepper Rabbit formed when the band's principal songwriter, Xander Singh, was recording what was to be a solo album in New Orleans. Eventually, he recognized in his friend, Luc Laurent, an excellent drummer and musical companion. The two joined forces and named themselves Pepper Rabbit. Xander and Luc relocated to the West Coast, and the band have now toured the area several times and garnered a devoted following of fellow psych-pop enthusiasts through word-of-mouth, blog buzz, and their incredible live shows. L.A. may be a wild and crazy place, but Pepper Rabbit have shaped a truly inspiring, tranquil world amidst the chaos, and that is no small feat. They've left the smog and flashiness behind, slowly washing on shore in a serene lap of piano tinkling and guitar strumming. Musically, Pepper Rabbit draw their influences from current and past American experimental indie bands like Beirut and Neutral Milk Hotel, but remain a classic entity unto themselves. On their debut, Beauregard, they weave banjos, trumpets, warm electric guitars, pianos, ukuleles, pounding drums, clarinets, and the subtle tones of Xander's voice into complexly constructed, yet unabashedly pop, mini-masterpieces.