On Horror Spectrum, BUNNIES’ latest full-length, the Massachusetts-based psych-noise outfit delivers seven tracks of technicolor chaos and a delirious blend of outsider prog, cosmic dread, and ecstatic fuzz. 

Since 2005, BUNNIES have bent reality with wild precision, and this record might be their most unhinged trip yet.

Led by Jeremy Macomber-Dubs (vocals/guitar) and Jack Science (vocals/synth), alongside Rebecca Macomber-Dubs on bass and Matthew Newman on drums, Horror Spectrum spirals, detonates, and reforms in increasingly strange shapes. The record is like Lovecraftian dance music on mescaline.

We caught up with Jack from the band to talk about the inspiration behind Horror Spectrum, why Trump is evil, and what’s next for BUNNIES.

Interview with BUNNIES

Third Eye: How did the current lineup of BUNNIES come together?

Jack Science: Jeremy, Matt, and I (Jack) have been playing together in one form of BUNNIES or another since 2005. Twenty years!

Jeremy and I already played music together and met Matt (the “President Of Drums”) from the Northampton, MA, scene. A number of lovely musicians have been in BUNNIES since. They jam in, jam around awhile, and then jam away. Becca joined as BUNNIES bass and trumpet member in a few years before Covid (in the “long ago”). This is her first BUNNIES album. We hope she jams around a while. 

Third Eye: How has growing up or living in Massachusetts shaped your sound?

Jack: Through the people we have met here for sure. A lot of people with great taste around here. 

Third Eye: Horror Spectrum has a chaotic yet calculated energy. Can you describe your approach to composing something that feels both unhinged and intentional?

Jack: There could be a technical answer to this or a more philosophical answer. I’ll attempt philosophical.

Making songs takes time/energy/focus/effort. So, making space to get together regularly to work is critical. And record progress every time so you don’t forget stuff and have to waste time remembering it.

Have to be willing to try stuff and fail. A bunch. We also find that having a concept in mind before composing yields better results.

Third Eye: What was the initial spark or vision behind Horror Spectrum? Did the album start with a theme?

Jack: We think Trump is an evil person. We started writing the album back when he was our evil president the first time.

So we wanted to make an album about evil because of the time we lived in. All the songs are an examination of one quality of evil or another. Violence, hell, anger etc. Now Trump is our evil president again.

Third Eye: If Horror Spectrum were a film, what would it look like? And who would direct it?

Jack: Hmmm… Maybe it would look like the Seventh Seal mixed with a movie adaptation of Dante’s Inferno poem (I don’t think there is one of those, what the heck is that about?), and Eraserhead. Directed by El Topo guy – Alejandro Jodorowsky. 

Third Eye: If you could collaborate with any artist, living or dead, who would it be?

Jack: Enya. I feel like that would sound pretty good. 

Third Eye: Last question … What’s next for BUNNIES?

Jack: Working on an EP at the moment. Trying to write songs based on something that actually happened. We have never done that before. One song is about the time a bat swooped towards us during practice. 

Also going to do more videos for sure. Playing live whenever we can.

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