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Frightened Rabbit - myspace
Frightened Rabbit's newest release, Midnight Organ Fight, occurs in an intriguing succession. It's a studio album crafted as a written story, and although without a concrete plot line, it presents itself following an underlying theme. The members of the Scottish quartet put quite an effort into the album, commandeering (most of the time) only the guitar, bass and drums.
Midnight Organ Fight showcases itself somberly but powerfully out of the gate with "Modern Leper". From that point on, captivation completely envelops the listener. The singer's fragile but powerful voice puts forth a (gradually realized) jaw-dropping effort, serving as a guide to the colorful environments yearning to be explored. The style in which the accompanying instruments are played complement his voice well, and seldom leave a reason to complain.
The tracks normally consist of upbeat, indie-pop sections, but play out each in a unique way. Lyrics are also something that put it on a new level, often invoking the "wait, did I just hear him right?" phrase. This keeps the album consistently refreshing and pins it up there as one of my favorites in a long time. It has a feeling to it that dug it's claws in and told me that it's here to stay.
If you, for any reason, enjoy the following video of "Heads Roll Off", you will undoubtedly enjoy the whole album. Let's make some tiny changes to earth.
The temperatures dropped below the freezing point, at least during the
night. Yesterday, the grey of the sky seemed like a big blanket, tucked in
at the e...
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