Sky Rabbit, formerly known as Medusa, is all set to unleash their electronic avatar with a new album and a fresh sound. Yolande D'Mello caught up with the band to find out how their old fans are taking to the transformation

Sky Rabbit will be in the city on January 4 to promote their self-titled album. Vocalist Raxit Tewari, guitarist Rahul Nadkarni, bassist Siddharth Shah and drummer Harsh Karangale have released the album after a gap of three years, in which the band moved on from progressive metal to alternative rock. We take a peek into stories behind the new songs and the band's identity with two new members.

Why did you decide to change the name of the band?
Nadkarni: It's been in the pipeline for about three years now. We changed from heavier metal music to an electronic/alternative sound. We needed something that would justify the image of the band and since we are releasing the album, it seemed like the appropriate time.

Tewari: We went through about 100 alternate names and Sky Rabbit was the only one that all four of us liked. Rahul and I are the only members from the original line-up and we wanted a name that would create a particular sentiment. Other options were Postman Snowman, which is fun, but priority was that everyone love it.