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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Bad Rabbits Announce Debut Album ‘<i>American Love’</i> Set for Release May 14<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Premiere “Fall In Love” Single & Video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Free Download via Converse Rubber Tracks’ Facebook App
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><img width="720" height="239" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE0ABE.4C9796B0" alt="BR_PressPhoto"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">(Photo Credit: Dirk Mai)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“Go see Bad Rabbits. Just do it. Thank us later.” –
<b><i>Billboard</i></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Bad Rabbits</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
is one of the most exciting bands out right now.” – <b><i>Okayplayer</i></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“<span class="bodytext">Bad Rabbits are a ticking time bomb…..[they] have been primed for national breakout…Dua and his Rabbits will be repping our city all over the
world. Bet on it.” – <b><i>Boston Phoenix</i></b></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“It’s almost as if Michael Jackson, Pharrell Williams and Prince had some ridiculous three-way band love-child resulting in the birth of a sound that’s familiar yet
dripping with authenticity.” – <b><i>LA Music Blog<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The </span>genre-smashing musical force known as
<b><span style="color:black">Bad Rabbits</span></b><span style="color:black"> has premiered their new single and video for
<b>“Fall In Love”</b> today, just in time for Valentine’s Day. </span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/converse/app_289966411097343">PRESS HERE</a></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">
</span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span">to g</span><span style="color:black">rab</span><span style="color:black"> the
<b>free download</b> of the track available today only via <b>Converse Rubber Tracks’ Facebook App
</b>and<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SH0GW-Fp3A">PRESS HERE</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">to watch the video, sure to conjure up memories of young love.
<b>Bad Rabbits</b> will fully unleash their </span>post-R&B futuristic funk-punk assault in the form of their anticipated debut album<b><i><span style="color:black"> American Love</span></i></b> on
<b>May 14, 2013.</b><span style="color:black"> </span><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH4v94RuphA" target="_blank">PRESS HERE</a></b><span style="color:black"> to check out the video for the album’s epic first single
<b>“We Can Roll,” </b>which was released late last year and featured on <b>KarmaloopTV</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Additionally, <b>Bad Rabbits</b> will be hitting the road for select live shows beginning
<b>February 21, 2013</b> at the <b>Knitting Factory</b> in <b>Brooklyn, NY</b>. A full list of tour dates is below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Since the release of their buzzed-about
<b><i>Stick Up Kids</i> EP</b> in 2009, <b>Bad Rabbits</b> have been making a name for themselves as one of the most compelling and eclectic groups to emerge on the music scene. They quickly garnered a loyal following, especially in their hometown of Boston,
MA. Over the past four years, the quintet <b>- </b></span><b>Fredua "Dua" Boakye</b> [vocals],
<b>Sheel Davé</b> [drums], <b>Salim Akram</b> [guitar], <b>Graham Masser</b> [bass], and
<b>Santiago Araujo</b> [guitar] – has honed <span style="color:black">a sound that can be described as</span> some kind of sonic
<i>Pulp Fiction.</i> It’s sexy, smooth and soulful, fusing together classic ’90’s R&B, post-rock, funk, punk and metal influences to create a futuristic new jack swing.
<span style="color:black">And then there is Dua’s voice. His chill-inducing falsetto and textured vocals claim the space somewhere between Sly Stone and Prince and add an otherworldly shine to Bad Rabbits that is unmatched.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With a high-octane live show that encompasses flashes of old-school synchronized dance moves and bone-rattling hardcore musical antics, it is no surprise that the band has opened for the
</span>likes of <b>Wu-Tang Clan, Passion Pit, Deftones, Mos Def, Travie McCoy, GlassJaw, Bad Brains, Foxy Shazam
</b>and played the <b>Vans<i> </i>Warped Tour</b>. They also recently shared the stage with
<b>John Legend, Common </b>and<b> T-Pain </b>at<b> OurTime.org’s Inaugural Youth Ball
</b>during the<b> 2013 Presidential Inauguration Weekend</b>.<b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For <b>Bad Rabbits, </b>the release of their debut album<b>
<i>American Love</i> </b>is not only a presentation of their expansive musical palette but also of their cultural diversity.
</span>Sheel, Dua, and Santiago are all first-generation Americans. Their parents originally hail from India, Liberia and Ghana, and Italy and Argentina respectively. The cultural melting pot of the band, representative of America’s vast diversity, served as
the inspiration behind the album title – a nod to the band’s diverse backgrounds and their shared love for a wide variety of musical styles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black;background:fuchsia;mso-highlight:fuchsia"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Upcoming Bad Rabbits U.S. Live Dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 21, 2013 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory (with World’s Fair)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 22, 2013 Deer Park, NY @ Deer Park Community Center (with Children of the Night)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 23, 2013 West Chester, PA @ The Note (with Children of the Night)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 24, 2013 Richmond, VA @ The Camel (with Children of the Night)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 26, 2013 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 27, 2013 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 28, 2013 Orlando, FL @ The Social<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 1-5, 2013 Miami, FL – 311 Cruise<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 6, 2013 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 7, 2013 Durham, NC @ The Motorco Music Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 8, 2013 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar (with Children of the Night)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 9, 2013 Northampton, MA @ The Iron Horse Music Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 10, 2013 Providence, RI @ Simon’s 677<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April 13, 2013 Athens, OH @ The Venue <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>American Love</u></i></b><b><u> Tracklisting:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">We Can Roll<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Can’t Fool Me<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Dance Moves<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Get Up And Go<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Take It Off<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Dirty<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Fall In Love<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Doin’ It<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Sayonara<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Royal Flush<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<a href="http://www.badrabbits.com">www.badrabbits.com</a> / <a href="http://www.facebook.com/badrabbits">
www.facebook.com/badrabbits</a> / twitter.com/BadRabbits<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on <b>Bad Rabbits</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Press Here<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carla Senft<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com">carla@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Carla Senft</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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