June 17, 2008

Frightened Rabbit -- FREE INSTORE

Frightened Rabbit In-store Performance
Sunday, June 22nd, 2:00pm
(Free for Live Music Club Members - RSVP Required)

In the world of international stereotypes theFrench are lauded for their cooking, the Italians for their amore, and the Germans for their engineering; but if there was more realism involved in these stereotypes the Gaelic folk would be celebrated for their ability to write their way through heartbreak - whether angry, longing, or wistful it seems like an unfairly high number of brokenhearted love songs to come out of Ireland and Scotland, and Frightened Rabbit continue with this fine tradition on The Midnight Organ Fight. Unlike the sappy "Silly Love Songs" drivel that comes to mind when thinking of broken hearts, in the song "Backwards Walk", Frightened Rabbit find themselves on the verge of chucking the whole thing, but at a loss as to the mechanics involved. Oh sure, "fooks" and "shites" help, but in the end the confusion that lies between the longing for, and the anger at, an ex-lover is incredibly well captured on this song, and several others on this album. The rest of the album is by turns grimy, intimate, dark, jangly, and cathartic. When it comes time for a Best of 2008 list, Frightened Rabbit will be close to the top of mine.

Sample some songs on their myspace. I recommend "Fast Blood" as a good jumping off place, but know that there are at least three other songs on The Midnight Organ Fight that are better.

Watch a radio session here and a real video here.

Click here to buy/sample The Midnight Organ Fight.