Kevin Bronson on August 19th, 2010

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Pepper Rabbit’s orchestral indie-pop overflows with exuberance, especially when the duo of Xander Singh and Luc Laurent plays it live – Singh is like a neighbor who shows up on your doorstep with a bag of goodies and heart full of largesse. His back of tricks, of course, includes horns, woodwinds, keys, guitar, ukulele and a penchant for looping them beneath his soaring melodies. This week, Kanine Records (home to locals Princeton, as well as Grizzly Bear and Surfer Blood) announced it has picked up Pepper Rabbit and will release the band’s debut “Beauregard” on Oct. 26. Here’s your obligatory teaser track. [And an older song, from late last year.]

||| Download: “Older Brother”

Photo by Kyle Johnson