Some artists chase trends. Rabbit Has A Gun chases ghosts, and she does it on purpose.
The solo project, rooted in rock, love metal, and what she calls fantasy alternative with an indie streak, is the latest chapter in a musical life that began in the 2000s, when the artist behind the name was playing old school gothic rock as a teenager before moving into art rock in her twenties. Then came a pause of nearly a decade. Now she is back, and this time she is doing it entirely on her own terms.
“My project was created as a leap of faith,” she says. “The calling, my new try to bound myself with my lifelong passion, which is music. But this time I do it solo.”
A Sound That Remembers
Rabbit Has A Gun draws openly from the Finnish gothic rock and doom bands of the 2000s, artists like HIM and The Rasmus, but refuses to be pinned to a single style. Each song moves in its own direction, which is part of the point. As she puts it, everyone can find their favourite one. Early listeners have summed up the feeling in one phrase: “Bring me back my 2007.”
That raw, nostalgic sound is a deliberate stand against the polish of the current musical landscape, and so is her process. Everything is built from imagination and creative flow, with no AI involved. Her art stays tightly connected to her personal story and emotions, guided by values she is not shy about naming: honesty, authenticity, mutual support, and understanding.
From Singles to Stages of Grief
The project’s rise in 2026 has been swift and structured. The debut single “Cherry Wine” arrived on February 27, followed by “Sorry for Calling” on March 27 and “You Are the One” on April 24. On May 22, all three came together on her first EP, “Stages of Grief,” a record that traces the stages people live through while grieving, using melody and genre shifts as its language.
Along the way, the project caught the attention of the press, including a feature in SPIN describing “Cherry Wine” as a love metal confession made for empaths.
Cherry Wine: A Ritual of Letting Go
At the heart of it all sits “Cherry Wine,” a love confession about unrequited love and the struggle of being left with no explanation and no closure. On July 3, the song received its visual counterpart: the project’s first music video, an allegorical journey through emotion, fear, loneliness, and the attempts to cope with intense negative feelings.
“It represents some sort of ritual of letting go,” she explains. “Sometimes you can provide closure yourself. This is just one of the ways.”
For fans who want to go deeper, she breaks down every visual element of the video, from the meaning of the allegories to backstage moments, on her Instagram.
Blood, Broken Glass, and a Team That Would Not Quit
The making of the video is a story in itself. To cut production costs, the artist flew back to her home country for two intense days of filming, assembling the production crew remotely in advance. She made the most of the trip, performing her first two releases live on stage for the first time while she was there.
The shoot was anything but seamless. Budget restrictions nearly killed the video’s key scene, in which she throws a bottle. But the crew’s commitment won out. Even with the first shooting day nearly over at 1 A.M., the team modified the set and pushed through six or seven takes.
Then the bottles refused to break. When they finally gave in, tiny shards of glass covered the floor, and shooting barefoot, she eventually stepped on one. By the end of the night, the white floor was covered in red paint and her own blood. She is quick to reassure fans: the injury was small, nothing serious, though she admits it sounds scary.
The second day, dedicated mostly to the scene with the musicians, let everyone breathe a sigh of relief and even have some fun. The final edit came courtesy of YOPRST, a video production company based in Warsaw, which she credits with making the video more daring, energetic, and dynamic.
“The contribution of everyone who participated in production is priceless,” she says. “Now I can say with 100% certainty that my project is international and knows no borders.”
“Cherry Wine” and the full EP “Stages of Grief” are out now. For the story behind every frame, follow Rabbit Has A Gun on Instagram.
