Posts Tagged ‘Frightened Rabbit’
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
It’s overwhelming with all the promotional crap and amount of epic event popping up here and there to decide what to do. Here’s a another bunch of tracks from bands that have impressed me so far and I may check out while I’m trying to figure out what I want to do next.
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[mp3] The Boxing Lesson – Lower from Wild Streaks & Windy Days (2008)
Couch Professor High Five Day Party @ 705 Red River Elysium, March 18th, 1pm
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[mp3] Rival Schools – Take One for the Team from Rival Schools United by Onelinedrawing (2001)
Red 7 (611 East 7th Street), Friday March 19th, 12PM
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[mp3] Circa Survive – The Most Dangerous Commercials from On Letting Go B-Side (2007)
Stubb’s , March 20th, 11PM
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[mp3] Frightened Rabbit – Nothing Like You from The Winter Of Mixed Drinks (2010)
FYF Fest & Fun Fun Fun Fest, MARCH 19th, 12PM
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[mp3] Sleepy Sun – Golden Artifact from Embrace (2009)
The Bay Area Takeover at Austin’s Beauty Bar, March 18th from 11:30am to 6pm (We’ll definitely be here, come say hi)
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[mp3] Minus the Bear – My Time from Omni (2010)
Filter Showdown at Cedar Street, March 18th, 3:30PM
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
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Opening act The Twilight Sad fit squarely within what I had anticipated from an opener on this tour: folk-rock, emotionally potent, and very Scottish. Their tunes were solid, but like everyone else in the audience my attention felt more focused on getting a vantage point for when Frightened Rabbit took to the stage. There was also something lost with Twilight Sad; they seemed bored and exhausted.
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However the lead singer was very energetic and had a Morrissey-ish stage presence, which was nice to watch. After a properly mid-length set, Twilight Sad made way for the folks we were all chomping at the bit to see.
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Shows like this always catch me a little off guard, what I mean by that is this is an act that the entire audience can easily sing-a-long to. When dealing with musicians of this caliber, the performances can feel a little forced and the intimacy I’ve come to love from seeing bands in much smaller spaces just doesn’t exist.
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With a passion and skill few truly possess, Scott Hutchison defied these stereotypes with an amazing presence. Throughout Frightened Rabbit’s amazing set, he felt genuine and seemingly poured all in him into each melody. Teamed with Grant Hutchison (drums, vocals), Billy Kennedy (guitar, keyboards, bass) and Andy Monaghan (keyboards, guitar, bass), the band offered each song as if they needed to convince the audience of their talent.
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Last year’s fantastically emotional 2008’s The Midnight Organ Fight was nearly played in full and the audience (as expected) knew every word. Such an effort was unnecessary with the palpable sense of the crowd’s affection, but it made the performance all the more impressive.
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I would love to see them again but without the choir of adoring fans reciting every word.
The Twilight Sad – 
I Became a Prostitute from Forget the Night Ahead (2009)
Frightened Rabbit – Keep Yourself Warm from Midnight Organ Fight (2008)
Tags: Frightened Rabbit, Show Review, The Independent, The Midnight Organ Fight, Twilight Sad
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
“Green sods are all their monuments; and yet it tells A nobler history than pillared piles, Or the eternal pyramids.”
- James Gates Percival
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Shearwater – Whipping Boy
Laura Veirs – Fire Snakes
Elliott Smith – Twilight
Frightened Rabbit – Poke
Loch Lomond – Bird And A Bear (I Am The Bird)
Tallest Man on Earth – I Won’t Be Found
Great Lake Swimmers – Stealing Tomorrow
Horse Feathers – Working Poor
Damien Jurado – What Were The Chances
Sparklehorse – Most Beautiful Widow In Town
Chad VanGaalen – After The Afterlife
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Lie Down in the Light
Asobi Seksu – Thursday (Acoustic)
Sun Kil Moon – Gentle Moon
Jens Lekman – Sky Phenomenon
The One AM Radio – Invitation Only
Do Make Say Think – The Apartment Song
Tags: Asobi Seksu, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Chad VanGaalen, damien jurado, Do Make Say Think, elliott smith, Frightened Rabbit, Great Lake Swimmers, Horse Feathers, Jens Lekman, Laura Veirs, Loch Lomond, Shearwater, Sparklehorse, Sun Kil Moon, Tallest Man on Earth, The One AM Radio
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Best EPs of 2008:
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One Day As A Lion - One Day As A Lion: The Rage isn’t back, but the passion of Zach is.
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Cool Kids – The Bake Sale: Hip-hop is not dead, it’s alive and well with The Cool Kids.
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The Decemberists – Always a Bridesmaid: One song bugs me, but the rest is lovely.
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Animal Collective – Water Curses: An exciting view into what’s in store for 2009.
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Air France – No Way Down: I don’t need a new Avalanches record, all I need is this EP…and this lamp.
Best Gadget I Couldn’t Live Without:
Best Music Blogs of 2008 (aside from Gorilla vs. Bear and Brooklyn Vegan):
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Motel De Moka: Stunning artwork mixed with the best minimalistic, experimental, and ambient music I’ve never heard of.
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ipickmynose: His weekly song obsessions quickly become my song obsessions. Plus his view into the Bay Area indie scene helps me understand this strange new land I’ve found myself in.
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Captain Obvious: His library of covers is unrivaled as well as his detailed and spot-on album reviews.
Best Books I Read This Year:
Biggest Musical Disappointments:
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The Ben Folds album…blows
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Kanye West experiements…fails
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No Portishead US tour
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Foo Fighters just can’t rock like they used to
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Scarlett Johansson covers Tom Waits, nuff said
Most Anticipated in 2009:
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Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
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Dan Deacon – Bromst
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Mastodon – Crack The Skye
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dredg – tba
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M. Ward – Hold Time
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Division Day – tba
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Jeremy Enigk – Ok Bear
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Cage – Depart From Me
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Weatherman Album?
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The One AM Radio – tba
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The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
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Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
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Rival Schools – tba
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Kiss Kiss – The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left
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The Arcade Fire – tba
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Battles – tba
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Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything To Nothing
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mewithoutyou – tba
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Cursive – tba
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Burial – tba
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Wilco – tba
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Menomena – tba
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The Album Leaf – tba
Other Songs That I Loved This Year
Astro Raw – I’m The One With A Smile
Beach House – Gila
Bill O’Reilly – Bill O’Reilly Flips Out (Dance Remix)
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – So Everyone
Chairlift – Evident Utensil
Cloud Cult – Everybody here is a Cloud
The Cool Kids – A Party (For Everyone) (Logarhythmik remix)
The Dear Hunter – Battesimo del Fuoco
Delta Spirit – Trashcan
Department Of Eagles – No One Does It Like You
The Dodos – Fools
Entire Cities – Talkers
Facing New York – Cops On Bikes (WP PM5K RMX)
Frightened Rabbit – Fast Blood
God Is An Astronaut – Remaining Light
Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
Jolie Holland – Mexico City
The Limousines – Very Busy People
Little Joy – Brand New Start
Lykke Li – I’m Good, I’m Gone
Mason Proper – Friendship
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Jesus Of The Moon
Port O’Brien – Fisherman’s Son
Portugal. The Man – Lay Me Back Down
R.E.M. – Supernatural Superserious
Rye Rye – Tic Toc (ft. M.I.A.)
Sennen – Your Hand In Mine
The Sound Of Animals Fighting – The Ocean And The Sun
Vampire Weekend – Ottoman
White Denim – Sitting
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