Michael Weatherburn: main songwriter/vocals/guitar
Chris Rant: guitar
Alice Watanabe: bass/backing vocals
Sally Pelling: drums

Born of the idea that being different is a thing to be proud of, the 2 girl/2 boy Half Rabbits play literate music with honesty, passion and substance. Having been likened to the bleak, dark pop of Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies and Joy Division, and the intelligent art-rock of Muse and Shellac, the band's musical scope is wider than that of many of their contemporaries. It is not unusual for people to remark that 'there just isn't another band in the UK that sounds like The Half Rabbits'.

Gigging has earned The Half Rabbits a reputation as a fierce and commanding live act. Recent highlights include two blinding sets at Truck Festival and a sold out headline show at the Oxford Zodiac: no mean feat for an unsigned band. The Half Rabbits have gigged with more bands than you can think of, including Editors, We Are Scientists, The Enemy, The Young Knives, The Paddingtons, Tapes n Tapes, The Duke Spirit, The Cribs, Glasvegas, Shout Out Louds, Cazals, House of Love, The Stands, Fell City Girl, 10,000 Things, Komakino and Eastern Lane.

The Half Rabbits’ debut release ’Disclaimer’ was on Quickfix, also home of Youthmovies’ first release. The band recently featured on Exercise 1 Record’s compilation, ’50 minutes’,which received rave reviews and Radio 1 airplay. The Half Rabbits also feature on Jetplane Landing’s legendary Smalltown America compilations both 4 and 6. The band’s 2006 release, ’Tiny Knives for Tiny Minds’ saw the band’s profile increase further and, the exciting 2007 follow-up, ’The Final Days Of Rome’ received airplay on Phill Jupitus’ show on BBC 6 Music. 2007 was topped off with a split CD and sold-out gig with fellow Oxford band, The Winchell Riots.

2008 was a particularly exciting year, with interviews and live footage of the band screened on MTV2 and TMF throughout spring. Tom Robinson personally selected the band for inclusion on one of his famous BBC6 podcasts of new bands to look out for. The highlight of 2008 was a headline gig at upstairs at the Oxford Zodiac: where Radiohead filmed their video for 'Creep'. 2009 saw the completion of the band's debut album, slated for release in early 2010. October 2009 saw the release of a split A-side single, featuring the songs 'Of This City' and 'We'll Sleep Again', coinciding with a mini-tour of the south-east.