Bunny Is a Rider
"Bunny Is a Rider" is a song by American singer Caroline Polachek, released on July 14, 2021, through Perpetual Novice. It is the lead single from her fourth studio album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You. Written and co-produced by Polachek, it features production by frequent collaborator Danny L Harle. The song received critical acclaim and was named the best song of 2021 by Pitchfork.
"Bunny Is a Rider"
Background and composition[edit]
Upon releasing the song, Polachek referred to "Bunny Is a Rider" as "a summer jam about being unavailable". Keeping the identity of "Bunny" a mystery, she revealed, "Bunny is slippery, impossible to get ahold of. Maybe it's a fantasy, maybe it's a bad attitude. But anyone can be Bunny, at least for three minutes and seventeen seconds".[1] The production features "a scorching bass performance from producer Danny L Harle, plus his baby daughter's first vocal cameo".[2]
Music video[edit]
The music video was released on July 26, 2021, and was directed by Matt Copson, while Polachek herself served as a co-director.[3] The scenery is set in "a dimly lit labyrinth of boxes". Polachek is then seen leading the camera towards "different sections of the maze", passing by boxes that contain taped labels with words like "rocket science", "geese" and "dark crystals".[15] Brit Dawson at Dazed Digital drew comparisons to Tomb Raider and Alice in Wonderland.[16]