Frightened Rabbit return with a brand new single ‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’ released through FatCat on 16th November, a primer for the band’s forthcoming and as yet untitled abum, expected in Spring 2010. Boasting a stunning string arrangment from labelmate, Teutonic ivory-botherer, Hauschka ‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’ takes up where we left off, a hugely anthemic song that is perfect as a first indiacator of the new album’s direction, it’s very upbeatness perhaps to be read as a subconscious riposte to the angst of the preceeding, ‘Midnight Organ Fight’ album. Scott expands, “’Swim Until You Can’t See Land’ was the title I had in my mind before I even started writing the album; I was becoming more and more interested in the idea of a rejection of the habits and behaviour most people see as normal, and in turn embracing a certain madness. It’s about losing your mind in order to reset the mind and the body. Forget what’s gone before and wash it out. This is not necessarily a geographical journey, as the ‘swim’ can involve any activity in which you can lose yourself. It’s a good introduction to the record as the theme unravels therein.”
Just returned from US dates with labelmates The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit are a hive of activity even ahead of their UK tour, playing the first Scottish Royal Variety Show this Thursday (8th October) and a special In The City show (headling Drowned In Sound’s 9th birthday party) on 19th October. The band have also just been confirmed to play support to Biffy Clyro at Q Magazine’s Awards Show on 20th October at The Forum, and play for the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival on the 21st at the Edinburgh HMV Picturehouse, before hitting the road in the UK during November as follows:
Sat 7 Aldershot West End Centre
Mon 9 Oxford Academy 2
Tue10 York Duchess of York
Wed 11 Nottingham Bodega
Thu 12 Liverpool Academy 2
Sat 14 Coventry Kasbah
Sun 15 Northampton Roadmenders
Mon 16 Brighton Corn Exchange
Tue 17 Southampton University
Thu 19 Exeter Lemon Grove
Fri 20 London Troxy
Sat 21 Tunbridge Wells Forum
Sun 22 Cambridge Soul Tree
Tue 24 Sheffield Plug
Wed 25 Whitehaven Civic Hall
Fri 27 Fort William BA Club
Sat 28 Stirling Tolbooth
Sun 29 Inverness Ironworks
December:
Tue 1 Aberdeen Moshulu
Wed 2 Dundee Fat Sams
Sat 5 Galway Black Box
Mon 7 Dublin Academy^
Tue 8 Dublin Academy^
Wed 9 Belfast Mandella Hall^
Sun 13 Manchester Ritz^
Mon 14 London Shep Bush Empire^
Tue 22 Glasgow ABC
^ with Modest Mouse
The band premiered three new songs - including ‘Swim Until You Can See Land’ – in August at the Edinburgh Festival, The Fly reporting a performance “life-affirming, the crowd’s reaction almost frightening. Seldom do bands inspire such a fanatical and justified response to their music. Unquestionably, Frightened Rabbit tonight is the
best show of The Edge Festival so far.” The Herald simulary moved; “Judging by the ovation that greeted Frightened Rabbit as they ambled on stage, this Glasgow based band have truly arrived.”
Over the last two years Frightenened Rabbit have become one of Britain’s most fiercely taken-to-heart new bands, publically feted by fellow musicians like Craig Finn (The Hold Steady), Nick Harmer (Death Cab For Cutie) and
Simon_Neil (Biffy Clyro),and no wonder – Midnight Organ Fight was a visceral break up record boardering on the metaphysical, and loaded with memorable, heartbreaking songs.
A Brand New Single,
‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’b/w ‘Fun Stuff’
FatCat, 16th November 2009, 7” & digital 7fat69/ ds7fat69
Frightened Rabbit MySpace: Frightened Rabbit on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Scott Hutchison (vocals, guitar), Billy Kennedy (guitar, keys), Grant Hutchison (Drums, vocals), Andy Monaghan (bass, keyboard, guitar)
New AA side single
‘It’s Thunder and It’s Lightning’/ ‘Ships With Holes Will Sink’
Release Date: 23rd November
Format: CD/Digital
Cat. No. 7FAT75/ DS7FAT75
"Wear the robes of the serious contender’ NME
“A sparkling showcase” The Quietus
“Blistering post-punk anthems of the highest pedigree: powerful and tuneful in just the right measures.” - Q Magazine
"Classic musicianship and songwriting." – The Scotsman
"An astonishingly impressive debut " - The Fly
“Euphoric melodies and lyrical defiance." - Clash
Over the last year, We Were Promised Jetpacks have emerged as serious contenders to the indie/ post-rock crown, and will return to the UK in November as youthful but already seasoned veterans when their current USA dates with labelmates Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit and Brakes come to an end.
To co-incide with the latest run of dates the band announce the release of a new single ‘It’s Thunder and It’s Lightening’ / ‘Ships With Holes Will Sink’ through FatCat on 23rd November. The dates are as follows:
Oct 23rd - Cardiff, SWN Festival
Nov 06th - Sunderland Crash Club
Nov 07th - Leeds Cockpit 3
Nov 09th - Nottingham Bodega
Nov 10th - Cambridge Portland Arms
Nov 11th - Norwich B2
Nov 13th - Brighton Freebutt
Nov 14th - Southampton Lennons
Nov 15th - Reading Oakford Social
Nov 16th - Guildford Boileroom
Nov 17th - London Borderline
Nov 19th - Oxford Jericho Tavern
Nov 20th - Cheltenham Frog & Fiddle
Nov 21st - Bristol Cooler
Nov 23rd - Swansea Sin City
Nov 24th - Birmingham Rainbow
Nov 25th - Manchester Roadhouse
Nov 26th - Liverpool Korova
Nov 27th - Sheffield Leadmill
Nov 28th - Milton Keynes Sno! Bar
A word of mouth hit that is still rolling out, the Edinburgh school friends debut long-player ‘These Four Walls’, released in June, explodes thunderously as colossal choruses fall into place, the romanticism and accessibility of a pure pop sensibility never hidden too deep, aided and abetted by Ken Thomas’ (Sigur Ros, Cocteau Twins, David Bowie etc) studio mastery and Peter Katis’ (Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, The National etc.) mixing. The recording of These Four Walls was almost entirely live, with only minimal overdubs, and the band members’ collected passion and intuition is translated into a pure, precise form.
we were promised jetpacks on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Just returned from US dates with labelmates The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit are a hive of activity even ahead of their UK tour, playing the first Scottish Royal Variety Show this Thursday (8th October) and a special In The City show (headling Drowned In Sound’s 9th birthday party) on 19th October. The band have also just been confirmed to play support to Biffy Clyro at Q Magazine’s Awards Show on 20th October at The Forum, and play for the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival on the 21st at the Edinburgh HMV Picturehouse, before hitting the road in the UK during November as follows:
Sat 7 Aldershot West End Centre
Mon 9 Oxford Academy 2
Tue10 York Duchess of York
Wed 11 Nottingham Bodega
Thu 12 Liverpool Academy 2
Sat 14 Coventry Kasbah
Sun 15 Northampton Roadmenders
Mon 16 Brighton Corn Exchange
Tue 17 Southampton University
Thu 19 Exeter Lemon Grove
Fri 20 London Troxy
Sat 21 Tunbridge Wells Forum
Sun 22 Cambridge Soul Tree
Tue 24 Sheffield Plug
Wed 25 Whitehaven Civic Hall
Fri 27 Fort William BA Club
Sat 28 Stirling Tolbooth
Sun 29 Inverness Ironworks
December:
Tue 1 Aberdeen Moshulu
Wed 2 Dundee Fat Sams
Sat 5 Galway Black Box
Mon 7 Dublin Academy^
Tue 8 Dublin Academy^
Wed 9 Belfast Mandella Hall^
Sun 13 Manchester Ritz^
Mon 14 London Shep Bush Empire^
Tue 22 Glasgow ABC
^ with Modest Mouse
The band premiered three new songs - including ‘Swim Until You Can See Land’ – in August at the Edinburgh Festival, The Fly reporting a performance “life-affirming, the crowd’s reaction almost frightening. Seldom do bands inspire such a fanatical and justified response to their music. Unquestionably, Frightened Rabbit tonight is the
best show of The Edge Festival so far.” The Herald simulary moved; “Judging by the ovation that greeted Frightened Rabbit as they ambled on stage, this Glasgow based band have truly arrived.”
Over the last two years Frightenened Rabbit have become one of Britain’s most fiercely taken-to-heart new bands, publically feted by fellow musicians like Craig Finn (The Hold Steady), Nick Harmer (Death Cab For Cutie) and
Simon_Neil (Biffy Clyro),and no wonder – Midnight Organ Fight was a visceral break up record boardering on the metaphysical, and loaded with memorable, heartbreaking songs.A Brand New Single,
‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’b/w ‘Fun Stuff’
FatCat, 16th November 2009, 7” & digital 7fat69/ ds7fat69
Frightened Rabbit MySpace: Frightened Rabbit on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Scott Hutchison (vocals, guitar), Billy Kennedy (guitar, keys), Grant Hutchison (Drums, vocals), Andy Monaghan (bass, keyboard, guitar)
New AA side single
‘It’s Thunder and It’s Lightning’/ ‘Ships With Holes Will Sink’
Release Date: 23rd November
Format: CD/Digital
Cat. No. 7FAT75/ DS7FAT75
"Wear the robes of the serious contender’ NME
“A sparkling showcase” The Quietus
“Blistering post-punk anthems of the highest pedigree: powerful and tuneful in just the right measures.” - Q Magazine
"Classic musicianship and songwriting." – The Scotsman
"An astonishingly impressive debut " - The Fly
“Euphoric melodies and lyrical defiance." - Clash
Over the last year, We Were Promised Jetpacks have emerged as serious contenders to the indie/ post-rock crown, and will return to the UK in November as youthful but already seasoned veterans when their current USA dates with labelmates Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit and Brakes come to an end.
To co-incide with the latest run of dates the band announce the release of a new single ‘It’s Thunder and It’s Lightening’ / ‘Ships With Holes Will Sink’ through FatCat on 23rd November. The dates are as follows:
Oct 23rd - Cardiff, SWN Festival
Nov 06th - Sunderland Crash Club
Nov 07th - Leeds Cockpit 3
Nov 09th - Nottingham Bodega
Nov 10th - Cambridge Portland Arms
Nov 11th - Norwich B2
Nov 13th - Brighton Freebutt
Nov 14th - Southampton Lennons
Nov 15th - Reading Oakford Social
Nov 16th - Guildford Boileroom
Nov 17th - London Borderline
Nov 19th - Oxford Jericho Tavern
Nov 20th - Cheltenham Frog & Fiddle
Nov 21st - Bristol Cooler
Nov 23rd - Swansea Sin City
Nov 24th - Birmingham Rainbow
Nov 25th - Manchester Roadhouse
Nov 26th - Liverpool Korova
Nov 27th - Sheffield Leadmill
Nov 28th - Milton Keynes Sno! Bar
A word of mouth hit that is still rolling out, the Edinburgh school friends debut long-player ‘These Four Walls’, released in June, explodes thunderously as colossal choruses fall into place, the romanticism and accessibility of a pure pop sensibility never hidden too deep, aided and abetted by Ken Thomas’ (Sigur Ros, Cocteau Twins, David Bowie etc) studio mastery and Peter Katis’ (Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, The National etc.) mixing. The recording of These Four Walls was almost entirely live, with only minimal overdubs, and the band members’ collected passion and intuition is translated into a pure, precise form.
we were promised jetpacks on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
