Rectus Abdominus
 | Do NOT attempt to contact Rectus Abdominus. They have stated that they do not want anything to do with Daniel following the Dog Arc, and have moved on from doing covers of his songs. Bear this in mind and keep yourself safe. |
Rectus Abdominus is a comedy rock (self-described as whimsicore, sillycore, and tardcore) band created in 2017, known for the song Roblox Dad Plug, and making emo covers of Daniel Larson's songs in 2023, that being Roaring Thunder and Something More, as well as being one of the first groups of people to try and recruit Daniel as a member of a record label.
The band currently consists of main vocalist and guitarist Jade Vitriol, vocalist and bassist Jeff The Epic, and keyboardist and vocalist Cameron Masse.
As of July 2023, they no longer wish to associate with Daniel and his music although they have used various soundbytes of other lolcows including Daniel and Joshua Block on some of their future discography.
Roaring Thunder and Something More have remained as their more well-known covers even after their announcement of cutting ties with Daniel.
Graduate Records
According to a Reddit post made by lead singer Jade Vitriol, the band discovered Daniel sometime in July 2020. They attempted to sign Daniel to an indie record label that they themselves had started up in early 2020 called Graduate Records. They claim to have been the first individual to sign Daniel to this record label during Daniel's Presidential Campaign, and attempted to contact Daniel regarding this matter through a leaked phone number.
After a conversation, Vitriol claimed that Daniel was not interested in signing to the label as he claimed it was "not big enough", proceeding to then sign on to Fine Dining Records. Graduate Records went defunct in 2022 after deciding to move on to bigger ventures, following the moderate success of Heart Shaped Lakes' debut album, Good Grief: A Violent Dream & The Scenic Route.
Covers, and cutting ties
On May 16, 2023, Rectus Abdominus released a cover of Roaring Thunder on their Spotify without context or announcement, with individuals discovering this release later on. As of March 2024, the cover has over 19,500 listens on Spotify. Their cover appears on their 13th studio album, Poop Factory Chronicles, Vol. 1: The Emoji Album.
Rectus Abdominus released a 3-track single on Spotify on July 3rd, 2023, featuring a cover of Something More, along with an abridged version and their cover of Roaring Thunder. As of March 2024, their cover of Something More has over 5,000 listens. Their cover serves as the penultimate track on their 14th studio album, Rectus Abdominus and the Palace of the Porcelain Throne.
Ironically, their covers of Daniel's songs have received far more praise and attention than the original versions. On July 28th 2023, Rectus Abdominus' cover of Something More was played on Lazer 99.3, a radio station out of Northampton, Massachusetts, and on October 27th, Rectus Abdominus released the "live" performance at Kicking Your Ass & Fucking Your Bitch: Live At FurFest 2023 which features a career spanning set including an acoustic performance of Roaring Thunder.
However, on July 12th, following their realization of Daniel's pedophilia and the events surrounding the Dog Arc, which were extremely aggravated at the time, the band quickly posted on their Instagram story that they were officially cutting ties and no longer associating with Daniel Larson.
Daniel's Response
Daniel has been aware of the band's existence and the covers of his songs, evidenced by a post made on the 3rd of July regarding the "court" being aware of the "impersonation" with his songs and that a case had been opened up regarding the matter. The likelihood of this being true is very slim.
As stated in the original post by Jade Vitriol, Daniel has stated that he would like the band to be "blown up", however evidence of this statement being made has not been found. This shows Daniel's extreme entitlement and ungratefulness, as he is unable to be grateful that people who are fans of his work wish to cover his songs out of (at least, at the time) adoration.