White Rabbits is a great rock & roll group that would make a tremendous house band in an Old West bar. These musicians play with the verve of any self-respecting rock group, yet incorporate more straight ahead piano than most. These keyboard accents (and by that I mean acoustic piano, not those unsightly keytars and such) are applied to a variety of stylistic circumstances. “Navy Wives” is a little bit ska, while “While We Go Dancing” hoofs to a stripped-down Motown beat. “I Used To Complain Now I Don’t” is sorta Latin, sorta tropical. In contrast to these examples, “Fort Nightly” stands out most from the pack because it is guitar-centered and sounds like a James Bond movie theme. But even during this mostly-guitar-driven tune, piano finds its way into the mix, and much like “Take A Walk Around The Table,” the track’s piano sound is mostly akin to a classical music vibe. “March Of The Camels” is something special, so to speak, because it sounds uncannily like The Specials’ “Ghost Town,” in both tone and melody. Song lyrics are primarily smart narratives, like words to a lost F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. Lines do not always add up to explicit stories and listeners sometimes feel like spies in the house of love. But that’s not bad because Fort Nightly’s overall sound makes it a magical work any Houdini would be glad to pull out of his hat.
--Dan MacIntosh
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