Concert Review: French Kicks, Frightened Rabbit, and One for the Team at the Record Bar, 06/02/08
French Kicks with Frightened Rabbit and One for the Team
Monday, 06/02/08
The Record Bar
Better Than: DIY taxidermy
Download: MP3, “Heads Roll Off” by Frightened Rabbit, from Midnight Organ Fight (Fat Cat)
By GRANT SNIDER
An electric-bass-less rock band is a curiosity, like a cat that lost a hind leg to a riding lawnmower, yet still moves gracefully. A four-member rock band without a bass guitarist, however, is an oddity, nearly as rare as a snake born with two heads. Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit succeeds mightily with this quirky lineup. They’re more “When Doves Cry” than freaks-of-nature, a noteworthy addition to the long list of bands named after small mammals.
Frightened Rabbit thrives on a triple-Telecaster assault, reinforced by Grant Hutchison’s frantic drumming. Brother Scott Hutchison’s impatient, distinctly Scottish voice added to the immensely pleasant wall of sound. His unmasked accent called to mind fellow Glaswegians The Twilight Sad, or Hillary Swank’s dead Irish lover in P.S. I Love You.
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