Year of the Rabbit is a rock band

Rock Band

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 assembled and fronted by Ken Andrews

Ken Andrews

Ken Andrews is an American musician and producer, based out of Los Angeles, California.Andrews was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended film school in Los Angeles before his band Failure received a record deal from Slash Records.He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and...

, formerly of Failure

Failure (band)

Failure was an American rock band that was active from 1990 to 1997, during which they recorded and released three critically acclaimed albums...

 and ON

ON (music)

ON was a solo project of Ken Andrews, which he started after the breakup of his previous band, Failure. The music of ON was not unlike that of Failure, in terms of songwriting, but the overall sound was more based on electronics, with less emphasis on guitars and the typical heavy rock sound.ON...

. After the commercial disappointment of ON, Andrews and ON's touring drummer

Drum kit

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 Tim Dow (formerly of Shiner

Shiner (band)

-History:The group formed in 1992, and quickly found wide exposure, releasing a vinyl EP in 1993 and touring with acts such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Chore, Jawbox, Season to Risk, The Jesus Lizard, and Girls Against Boys. The group released their first LP, Splay in 1996, and a second album, Lula...

 and Season to Risk

Season to Risk

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) first recruited Dow's friend Jeff Garber (lead guitar/background vocals, formerly of National Skyline

National Skyline

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 and Castor

Castor (band)

Castor was an American indie rock/emo band from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Formed in 1994, they were known for their "fluid" sound, often changing time signatures several times in a song while maintaining the flow of the music. They released two albums, the first self titled in 1995, the second...

), and Solomon Snyder (bass/background vocals, formerly of Cupcakes and Dovetail Joint) came onboard shortly thereafter. Whereas ON's material had been created mostly by Andrews as a solo project, the harder-rocking sound of Year of the Rabbit is much closer to that of his previous band, Failure.

Their first release, the 2003 EP Hunted

Hunted (album)

Hunted is the 2003 debut EP from Year of the Rabbit, the band best known for being Ken Andrews' second post-Failure project.Hunted was financed independently by Ken Andrews, and was made available only from CD Baby, the iTunes Store, and the band themselves."Hunted" and "Rabbit Hole" are both...

, was made available only from CD Baby

CD Baby

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, the iTunes Store

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, and the band themselves. It was enough to attract the attention of Elektra Records

Elektra Records

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, who released their self-titled album

Year of the Rabbit (album)

Year of the Rabbit is the first full-length album from Year of the Rabbit, Ken Andrews' second post-Failure project.-Track listing:All songs composed by Ken Andrews except where noted.#"Rabbit Hole" - 2:33#"Lie Down" - 4:09#"Last Defense" - 3:29...

 the following July. Unfortunately for the band, however, Elektra's parent company, Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

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, was sold in February 2004 to a group of private investors, who decided to fold Elektra into Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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, and many of the labels' underperforming acts, including Year of the Rabbit, were dropped from their rosters. Two months later, Andrews declared on his official website that due to the shakeup at their label, the band had been put on indefinite hiatus.

Currently, Andrews is working both as a solo artist and as a member of Los Angeles Digital Noise Academy, as well as being a sought-after producer

Record producer

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 and session musician

Session musician

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.

Discography

• Hunted
  Hunted (album)
  Hunted is the 2003 debut EP from Year of the Rabbit, the band best known for being Ken Andrews' second post-Failure project.Hunted was financed independently by Ken Andrews, and was made available only from CD Baby, the iTunes Store, and the band themselves."Hunted" and "Rabbit Hole" are both...
  
  EP (2003)
• Year of the Rabbit
  Year of the Rabbit (album)
  Year of the Rabbit is the first full-length album from Year of the Rabbit, Ken Andrews' second post-Failure project.-Track listing:All songs composed by Ken Andrews except where noted.#"Rabbit Hole" - 2:33#"Lie Down" - 4:09#"Last Defense" - 3:29...
  
  (2003)