REBOUNDER

NYC-based alternative/indie pop band, Rebounder, recently played a show opening for Yoke Lore at The Vanguard in Tulsa, OK on May 14th. Dylan Chenfeld (guitar, vocals, and founder), Noah Chenfeld (bass, vocals), Zack Kantor (guitar, vocals), and Cobey Arner (drums) create such a special, nostalgic genre of indie pop that could make even the biggest indie music hater tap their feet.

Rebounder creates such a fun blend of guitars, synths, and vocals that really makes you want to get in your car, roll down the windows, and scream the lyrics at the top of your lungs. They have opened for bands like The Neighborhood, Dayglow, and Muna, and now Yoke Lore. Along with opening for these huge bands, they also have collabed with Jesse Rutherford of The Neighborhood on their song, “Change Shapes”.

Our lead writer, Shaughnessy Hoefer, had the opportunity to chat with the band after their show in Tulsa and ask about touring, influences, and more! (Zack Kantor is in the room, but would like it known that he is sitting.)

Shaughnessy: So you’re from New York City, which is a pretty big deal to us from Tulsa, are there any major differences from New York City and the Midwest that you’ve noticed touring so far?

Dylan: It’s exactly the same.

Zack: Yeah I would say it’s exactly the same *Laughing*

Dylan: It’s pretty much kind of like the difference between Earth and Mars. It’s very different.

Noah: I think the people are genuinely more down to Earth, and are more willing to have a conversation than in New York. I know that’s kind of a cliche, but.

Zack: No, that’s true. That’s true.

Shaughnessy: I feel like it’s partially that “southern hospitality” thing.

Noah: People in New York are just always in a rush, too.

Dylan: People here take their time.

Shaughnessy: I was wondering if you guys had any major musical influences as you created your music? Because sometimes I feel like I can hear hints of another band but honestly-

Noah: Another band??

Zack: What band?

Cobey: Do tell!

Dylan: Come on, let’s hear it.

Shaughnessy: Ohhhh no okay, sometimes…

Noah: You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.

Shaughnessy: No, it’s okay. I would say The Strokes a little bit.

Noah: Spot on, we love the strokes.

Shaughnessy: Okay good. I’m scared I was going to say something and you guys were gonna hate that band.

Cobey: Nah, you’re actually hitting the nail on the head as much as it possibly could be.

Dylan: When they do their vocal warm ups, they sing along to a Strokes song.

Shaughnessy: For real? Oh my god okay!

*Everyone agreeing*

Shaughnessy: So I totally hit it!

Dylan: Yeah exactly, it’s the last thing we listen to before we get on stage. But we love The Strokes, a band called The Parcels, Arctic Monkeys, Daft Punk-

Noah: Peter Bjorn and John.

Dylan: Peter Bjorn and John, Sky Ferreira, Vampire Weekend, Nancy Sinatra, we love Nancy Sinatra.

Shaughnessy: Those are good! Do you have a plan to release a full album soon? Because you have a lot of singles, an Ep…

Dylan: I think we’ll put out a second EP in august. And then an album maybe at the end of the year, next year.

Shaughnessy: Okay, sick! I’m excited, I’ll have to look out for that.

Shaughnessy: I wanted to know the musical process on your song “Japanese Posters”; And were you ever expecting it to reach the amount of streams that it has? Last time I checked it was at 14 Million, which is pretty cool.

Dylan: Definitely was not expecting that many streams. I had started with the bass line, and then I did the guitars and kind of did all of the instrumental. And then after the instrumental was done, I wrote a song on top of it that I thought wasn’t that good. It didn’t have any like real lyrics, and this was back when I lived in the East Village in New York. My apartment had a big hole in the wall because the guy before me must have gotten really angry and punched a hole through the wall. And so I got a Japanese Star Wars poster to cover it. And so I was like alright, I’ll just call the file “Japanese Posters” and I’ll change it later… And I didn’t change it. After I had the song written kind of, but not great, I called my buddy Holden from the band Del Water Gap and we had kind of written a lot of lyrics together. And then I combined that with the first draft… and it created itself.

Shaughnessy: Okay, one more question. If all of you could describeyour music in one to two words, each of you, what would it be?

Dylan: Okay my two words would be The Strokes. *laughter*

Zack: umm, Heavy Metal.

Cobey: … Come back to me.

Noah: Rambunctious Funk.

Dylan: *laughing*; Noah travels with a copy of the dictionary. And every night he reads it in the van to learn more words. Not a joke.

Noah: Maybe a joke.

Shaughnessy: Maybe?

Noah: We’ll see.

Shaughnessy: Oh. Okay..

Dylan: He’s just being defensive.

Cobey: I got it. Very Stylish.

Noah: But I prefer “Harry Stylish”. Because Harry Styles.

Dylan: No but I wanna say Infinite Elegance, but I’ll say Elegant Groove.

Noah: That sounds like a rap song I made in highschool!

Zack: Sure, sure.

Dylan: Oh, I forgot to say another musical influence is the Beastie Boys.

Shaughnessy: Oh really?

Dylan: Yeah, we love the Beastie Boys. Actually, we were at the aquarium and zoo yesterday in Omaha, and this guy was like “Damn! It’s the Beastie Boys!”. And I was like, “Hah. Sick.”

Shaughnessy: Really? Like, to you guys?

Zack: And then we asked them to take our picture. In the tunnel of the aquarium.

Dylan: Yeah, we were like “Wait sir! Can you take our picture?”

Noah: I wish I had seen them [on tour].

Shaughnessy: I’ve been listening to “Intergalactic” by the Beastie Boys recently.

Dylan: That’s my favorite song!

As I wrapped up the interview, Rebounder was incredibly easy to talk to and have a conversation with. All four of them were very welcoming and kind, I can’t speak enough nice words about this band. The live set by them was nothing but fun, they kept the energy raised all night! Even through technical difficulties, they kept the crowd on their toes with a freestyle rap, courtesy of Noah. Their music is so sparkling and relatable, you don’t want to miss out on them! No matter what you’re feeling, a Rebounder song can meet you there.

I would like to thank Rebounder for taking time out of their evening to answer these questions for us, and for giving us a little perspective on who they are as people, and together as a band. I am so excited for the future of this band, and you should be too!

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