{"product_id":"wilder-maker-smoking-the-bunny","title":"Wilder Maker - Smoking the Bunny","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: WV304LP\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0840526506408\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 06 Nov 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Alternative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoking the Bunny is the second album in a planned trilogy from Brooklyn avant-indie band Wilder Maker, following 2025’s The Streets Like Beds Still Warm. Across seventeen tracks, bandleader Gabriel Birnbaum steers expansive, groove-oriented compositions with poetic, cinematic qualities: warped nocturnal avant-pop with engaging hooks around every corner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe record draws on the full range of Birnbaum’s musical life, from free jazz and improvisation to indie rock and ambient home recordings. “I hope that ultimately this trilogy will be viewed as a time when I liberated myself from my influences,” he says.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the model of Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden, editing itself became a creative instrument: band improvisations recorded at Figure 8 in Brooklyn were condensed through tape machines and effects pedals, then reassembled, with vocal melodies improvised over the results before lyrics were composed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album features contributions from Katie Von Schleicher, Chuck Johnson (pedal steel), Joseph Shabason (saxophone), Macie Stewart (violin), Cole Kamen-Green (trumpet), Kitba (harp), and percussionists Levy Lorenzo and Will Shore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe songs follow a character through a night of intoxication and memory, while beneath their surfaces run questions of family, identity, and aging. “It’s a midlife record,” Birnbaum offers: “One can’t be disappointed without having first hoped for everything.” The trilogy concludes in 2027.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTRACKLISTING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e01 Hands off the Suit, Creep 2:18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e02 Last Call At The Star’s Ascent 2:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e03 You Get the Face You Deserve 2:16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e04 Smoking the Bunny 2:09\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e05 Lone Firefly Over the Domino Game 1:42\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e06 City of Gold (Room 23) 3:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e07 Sunday Grips the Heart 1:15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e08 Dim Bars, Delusions of Grandeur(Room 17) 3:33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e09 Bachelor Garbage (Room 12) 2:14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 Amy Weaves (Room 21) 3:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11 Crawler (Room 15) 3:25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 A Drunkard of Days 2:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13 Rain Pocking the Black \u0026amp; Silver World 0:57\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 No Lark (Room 9) 3:02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15 Gin \u0026amp; Chthonic 2:37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 Birnbaum is a Name Not a Fate 3:09\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17 Ballad of Total Control 2:23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WESTERN VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48074807836828,"sku":"WV304LP","price":24.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/wildermaker-smokingthebunny.jpg?v=1793038423","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/wilder-maker-smoking-the-bunny","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}