We picked up That Rabbit by The Whalers from the always excellent Rollo & Grady blog and it was one of those first play moments where you get to the end and say to yourself “how good was that?”, before hitting repeat.

So we figured we ought to share the track here for anyone who has missed out on the band so far plus another cracker from their EP How The Ship Goes Down. They are from Austin, Texas and play a wonderfully straightforward blend of thudding, bass-heavy rock that makes us think of the best bits of QotSA melded with the Black Angels and then given some 60s style reverb treatment.

It really is good stuff and it means The Whalers are our first favourite new band of 2011.

Buy the EP for $5 or more from their Bandcamp page here or download from eMusic.

Download The Whalers – That Rabbit mp3 (from How The Ship Goes Down)

Download The Whalers – Magic Tricks mp3 (from How The Ship Goes Down)