Part two of our shopping guide continues with some lovely coloured vinyl from the Leisure Society and a sweet-sounding collaboration from Willy Mason and Brendan Benson. These are the things that should be getting you out of bed. Bob Dylan – Wigwam/Thirsty Boots | Two tracks from the Dylan archives in the form of...
Frightened Rabbit have set their sights on achieving household status with fourth album Pedestrian Verse. Known by those who keenly follow the rock genre, but overlooked by those with a more passive approach, the five-piece are muscling their way onto the list of Scottish stadium fillers that includes the likes of Snow Patrol and...
Frightened Rabbit manage, somehow, to strike a fine balance between combative resistance and crowd-pleasing jollity in their live shows. Preferring those at the front of the room to those at the back (who’re probably in the music industry, and therefore not that nice), preferring some of their own songs to others (responding to shouted...
FFS are very excited to hear that Frightened Rabbit have a new EP, State Hospital, to be released this Monday (24th September), via Atlantic Records. The Scottish quintet will celebrate the EP’s release with a UK and Ireland tour throughout September. The dates kick off in Portrush’s Playhouse on September 6, where they will...
Once news broke of Frightened Rabbit’s move from FatCat to Atlantic, some fans were understandably concerned about whether the Selkirk quintet would lose some of the qualities that endeared them to their loyal following in the first place. It’ll no doubt be a relief to some that their new EP, State Hospital, doesn’t pander...
The marvellous folk at Bandstand Busking have put together a video advent calendar to delight our ears to the run up to Christmas. A new, unseen video will be revealed every day on bandstandbusking.com. Artists tipped for inclusion are Sam Amidon, Laura Hocking, Vivian Girls, Frightened Rabbit, Sky Larkin, Hundred In The Hands, Caitlin...
Brian’s been a bit quiet of late, largely because when he gets really excited his wings start quivering and he can’t type. What happened was, he realised it was June and that it was about to be Glastonbury, and his feathers were no longer under his control. The lucky fellow doesn’t even have to...
Frightened Rabbit ‘Living in Colour’ While it may not seem like summer has arrived yet, technically it has and Frightened Rabbit latest single ‘Living in Colour’ will make it seem as if the sun is splitting the trees, not hiding behind a cloud. Taken from their latest album Winter of Mixed Drinks (out now),...
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