Note: Questions were answered by what.rbbt.obj’s femme fatale/frontwoman, River Rabbitte.
Q: Can you tell us a bit about the band’s background and how your early experiences shaped the sound you’re making today?
A: We were never supposed to play music together. That was the rule. Two people from different musical constellations, each with our own orbits. Then one night we wrote a song, almost by accident, and it landed on the radio. Suddenly, what was meant to be private became public. The sound of wht.rbbt.obj was born less from ambition than from inevitability – two voices colliding, the friction of difference sparking into something neither of us could have predicted or resisted.
Q: Can you describe the musical style of wht.rbbt.obj in three words?
A: Cinematic. Unnerving. True.
Q: How do you stay connected with your fans, and what role do they play in shaping your musical journey?
A: Connection happens in the smallest ways. A face in the back mouthing words no one taught them. The silence that comes before a song begins. It isn’t strategy. It’s recognition. The fans don’t shape the music so much as they confirm that it exists outside of us.
Q: You have just released your new album, ‘Oscar Bravo Juliett’. Is there a story behind it?
A: It’s the end of a trilogy. Three records named for NATO call signs, three chapters in a language we borrowed because it felt both distant and intimate. Each album was a fragment, a code, a way of signaling out into the dark. Oscar Bravo Juliett closes that loop. It is the last transmission, the moment where we say: we’re still here, and we’ve said what we came to say.
Q: What is your favorite track from the album and why?
A: It’s hard to choose a favorite, however, the most poignant for us is “Low Key.” We wrote it in 2018, before any of this had a name, at our kitchen table with a bottle of wine between us. It was the first time we really sat down to write together. For years, it never felt like it belonged or that our previous records held space for it. Now, it does.
Q: Can you walk us through the creative process of producing the album, “Oscar Bravo Juliett”?
A: Making this album was like walking a corridor with infinite doors – half of them locked, the other half opening into rooms we didn’t know how to leave. We wrote late into the night, scrapped whole songs, and followed single phrases like breadcrumbs. The process was never linear. It was recursive, messy, and necessary. It was less about production and more about excavation – like the songs were already buried somewhere in us and we had to dig them out.
Q: What has been the most memorable concert or performance for wht.rbbt.obj so far?
A: Every show teaches us something. About the music, about the people in the room, about ourselves. Some nights are loud and electric, others small and spare, but each one leaves a mark. The connection shifts, but it’s always there – threading us to someone, or back to some part of ourselves we’d forgotten.
Q: Reflecting on your body of work, each song holding its unique significance, could you share a particular track that stands out to you personally? What makes that specific tune special, and why does it hold a place of pride in your musical journey?
A: Monsters of Nothing lingers like a signal cutting through static. We had the chance to collaborate with Chicago rapper FURY on an alternative version coming out later this year. She’s extraordinary – fierce, thoughtful, deeply intentional in her craft. Working with her reminded us how rare it is to find an artist who can cut straight through the noise and land somewhere true. Beyond the collaboration, the song itself speaks to the moment we’re living in. The disconnection from reality. The addiction to the lives we construct online. It captures something fragile and deeply unsettling about right now.
Q: Exploring the diverse creative processes within the music industry is always fascinating. Could you provide insight into wht.rbbt.obj’s unique approach to crafting music? From the initial spark of an idea to the finished song, how do you navigate the creative journey and bring its musical concepts to life?
A: We stalk songs. That’s the truth. An idea – a phrase, an image, a dream fragment – circles us until we corner it. From there it’s all instinct: strip, build, argue, surrender. We don’t overpolish. We prefer to leave the teeth in. It’s really less about “craft” than about knowing when to stop cleaning up the mess.
Q: As we wrap up our conversation, looking ahead, what aspirations or dreams do you have for wht.rbbt.obj, and what message would you like to share with your fans as they continue to accompany you on this musical journey?
A: Aspiration is a slippery word. We don’t aspire so much as persist. Keep making work that refuses to be wallpaper. Keep insisting on mattering, even in small rooms. To our fans: thank you for carrying this with us. Thank you for listening like it counts – because it does. And because otherwise – what’s the point?
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