Oh, Frightened Rabbit .... you have me worried, lads. Your shambly, Scottish-churning urgency and clumsily brilliant lyrics have soundtracked large portions of my life. I can tell tales of attempting to sing along to The Twist with my wife and sister-in-law while trying to drive blind through summer fog in Newfoundland .... or humming Keep Yourself Warm during a Screech (Newfie bath-tub rum) chug-a-thon prior to a rainsoaked Newfie hike. You also delivered one of the best shows I've seen in a small-ish bar here in Tempe (I think the crowd that night surprised even you). Thank you for playing nearly the entire catalogue in a cathartic power set after you had to cancel the Tempe date a year prior due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland.
I would plead with you not to lose the melodic, ramschackle brilliance as you transition to major label heights, but I think I would be preaching to the choir in a sense. I trust that is on the radar. That being said, I do have to ask about this tour with Death Cab for Cutie. My question is simply, "Why?" And then I worry.
The news that Frightened Rabbit has released some new material on this arena experiment does restore some faith that this jump won't interrupt the song-craft too much. Keep it up Frightened Rabbit, and DON'T take a single word of advice or influences from Death Cab ... please.
Frightened Rabbit's tour-only EP (being sold at the merch booths) contains three tracks. It offers a studio version of "Scottish Winds" and another studio cut of "Fuck This Place" featuring Camera Obsura's Tracyanne Campell. It also contains a track called "The Eork" with Scottish folk singer Archie Fisher. Stream the tracks here:
Frightened Rabbit - Scottish Winds by ListenBeforeYouBuy
Frightened Rabbit - Fuck This Place (Featuring Tracyanne Campbell From Camera Obscura) by ListenBeforeYouBuy
Frightened Rabbit - The Work (Featuring Archie Fisher) by ListenBeforeYouBuy
Let's hope they eventually offer the EP to all their fans online.
I (and Im betting others like me) can't make that show to purchase the EP, because I can't fathom paying for a high-priced tick for a Death Cab concert (in an arena, no less). I want to salute Music Savage (http://www.musicsavage.com/) for expressing the same thoughts (http://www.musicsavage.com/2011/07/new-music-frightened-rabbit-ep-tour-only/).
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Isn't this the "second-rate snow patrol" band? Have they gotten a little more original? I'd be curious to hear some new tracks to see if I can change my opinion of them...
Nope. Still second-rate Snow Patrol. :(
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