Frightened Rabbit

Festival people

28 May 2009

THE PROMOTER Sid Ambrose, founder, Wickerman Having been involved in a range of events from raves to scooter rallies and punk events during the 90s, I started Wickerman eight years ago. It was hard going at the time. There was huge local…

Frightened Rabbit - The Captain's Rest, Glasgow, 31 Mar 2009

2 Apr 2009

The tiny basement of The Captain's Rest is easy enough to fill on any other night, but it was to be expected that tonight its capacity would be challenged, to say the least, in the event of Frightened Rabbit's much anticipated return to the city.

Frightened Rabbit - Quietly Now!

19 Mar 2009

LIVE INDIE Don’t be misled by their cuddlesome designate, nor indeed their cutesy demeanour: Frightened Rabbit are a savage pop mob, whose colossal debut proper, The Midnight Organ Fight, was a fierce contender for the album of 2008. Said melodic…

The Hot 100 2008

11 Dec 2008

It’s been a helluva year. 2008 has been a time of significant global change, socially, politically and culturally, with Scotland no exception. So here, for your delectation, is The List’s pick of the 100 people, places and things that rocked our world…

Gigs of the year 2008

11 Dec 2008

It was packed but we loved the Electric Feel of MGMT in February (Beat Club), while in March Casiotone for the Painfully Alone ’s (Nice N Sleazy’s) geeky synthesiser ballads charmed us, The Twilight Sad (King Tut’s) moved us, and Neil Young (The…

Singles & Downloads

11 Dec 2008

By the time you read this there will be no escaping it: the country will be brainwashed and swamped by X Factor mania, swaying in a zombified state to a bland and inspid version of ‘Hallelujah’ and I’ll have attempted to eat my own ears. Again. So…

Singles & Downloads - Local Special

18 Sep 2008

Locally-sourced produce is all the rage these days, so let’s have a cheeky wee Scottish round-up this issue, eh? Quality meat to kick off in the form of Frightened Rabbit, whose ‘I Feel Better’/’The Twist’ (Fat Cat) •••• is excellently jittery, skittery…

Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight

24 Apr 2008

INDIE (FatCat Records) Graduating from underground heroes to a mainstream proposition often, unfortunately, requires a little softening around the edges. No signs of this where Frightened Rabbit are concerned, however. While the Glasgow-based foursome…

Frightened Rabbit

27 Mar 2008

INDIE Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Thu 27 Mar; Barfly, Glasgow, Sat 29 Mar Returning the conquering heroes from equipment trashing gigs at SXSW, Frightened Rabbit are playing a series of Scottish shows to mark the imminent release of their follow up…

Tryptych announces final line-up

13 Mar 2008

Triptych has announced its final ever line-up, which showcases the festival’s trademark brew of international stars, musical trailblazers and cutting edge grassroots talent. Organisers have said that, after eight years creating one of Scotland’s…

Scottish musicians at SXSW

28 Feb 2008

The South by South West (SXSW) music festival has long been considered a showcase for some of Scotland’s most eclectic bands. Now, six homegrown acts are set to continue that tradition when they travel to the festival in Austin, Texas next…

New Scottish bands

15 Nov 2007

Over the last couple of years, it has sometimes seemed like the end of an era for Scottish indie music. Starting with the amicable split of the seminal Delgados, and, more recently, the demise of Falkirk’s Arab Strap and underrated noiseniks…

Also Released - Music

15 Nov 2007

• LCD Soundsystem > 45:33 (DFA/EMI) James Murphy and Pat Mahoney Fabriclive: 36 (Fabric) A pair of LCD related mixtapes emerge within weeks of each other, the former an extended jam Murphy recorded for Nike which gets a physical release while the latter…

Frightened Rabbit

King Tut’s, Glasgow, Thu 21 Dec, Barfly, Glasgow,

7 Dec 2006

FOLK POP With all the hype-hungry types currently clogging up the industry, modern pop can seem pretty contrived at times. A refreshing alternative, however, is this Glasgow-based trio who cater in catchy melodies, scratchy riffs and compellingly…

Autumn music special - your new favourite bands

18 Sep 2006

Dot to Dot sound like the bastard sons of Orange Juice and Lloyd Cole and their aim seems to be to get you dancing. They like their jangle, and they sometimes shamble, but their shows are always worth catching, and with their debut single, ‘Dusty…