London-based DIY punk supergroup YAKKIE unleash “Rabbit’s Got The Gun,” a live-wire blast from their debut album ‘Kill The Cop Inside Your Head,’ out now. Recorded in one take, the track is a ferocious statement of resistance. It simmers, then detonates, driven by almighty riffage and protest-fuelled urgency. This is punk at full volume and full force.
“‘Rabbit’s Got The Gun’ is an uncompromising rager about resistance recorded in one live take. It’s about planning a strategy and surprising your enemy when they least expect it,” says vocalist and activist Janey Starling. That spirit runs through the entire record, captured live to reel-to-reel tape in four days at Middle Farm Studios with producer Peter Miles. No digital polish. Just raw power.
The album’s title track sets the ideological core. “This is a song against self-defeat,” Starling explains. Drawing on Augusto Boal’s concept of the “cop in the head,” she frames the record as a rallying cry against internalised oppression and political paralysis. The message is direct. Imagine a better world. Organise. Resist.
Starling, returning to the mic after focusing on anti-prisons activism, is joined by Robin Gatt, Laura Ankles and Maeve Westall. Together they build a hulking wall of sound, equal parts shredding guitars and thunderous rhythm. YAKKIE hit the road with Dead Pioneers, bringing that fury to stages across the UK.
SEE YAKKIE LIVE
w/ Dead Pioneers:
26-Feb-26 – Bristol – The Croft
27-Feb-26 – Manchester – Rebellion
28-Feb-26 – Leeds – Key Club
01-Mar-26 – London – Underworld