Jaguar Jonze has spent years on the forefront of the Australian #MeToo movement. Bunny Mode doesn’t hold back.Jaguar Jonze has spent years on the forefront of the Australian #MeToo movement. Bunny Mode doesn’t hold back.“I’m not gonna sleep below the glass ceiling,” Jaguar Jonze sings on her debut album, her voice barely a whisper.
This defiance is at the heart of Bunny Mode, an 11-track juggernaut that is cutting in its specificity. Its title refers to a survival tactic that the artist employed as a survivor of childhood abuse: a freeze response to any safety threats, like a frightened rabbit. The record is a middle finger to oppressors and abusers, as the artist – real name Deena Lynch – breaks free of their chokehold, rising anew.