February 23, 2010

Coachella band of the week: Frightened Rabbit

Two bunny-monikered bands will play Coachella, and I already know White Rabbits is the shit.

The other, five-piece Scottish group Frightened Rabbit, plays songs that fall on both sides of the rock spectrum – more manic and loud rocking out type of stuff but also quieter, acoustic-based folksy stuff, all delivered in singer/guitarist Scott Hutchison’s thick brogue.

Not to be cheesy, but here’s the cheddar: What’s most lovable about Frightened Rabbit is that their humanity, sincerity and optimism shine through on their songs, which tend to touch on universal themes like getting your heart broken into a trillion pieces. Indeed.

And if they are as excited live as they come across on record, this will not be a band to miss at Coachella.



Frightened Rabbit doing "Fast Blood" live:

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