On Monday, we’re going to see Death Cab for Cutie for the first time in a long while, but it’s the opener, Frightened Rabbit, that’s really luring us in.
Having seen the band twice at the Rhythm Room (about 300-350 capacity) and then once at the Clubhouse (500), this is a sizable step up to the roughly 5,000-capacity Comerica Theatre. The group’s anthemic sounds deserve a place this big in which to expand.
While on the road, Frightened Rabbit has been selling a tour-only EP that contains three songs, one of which, “Scottish Wind,” has already gotten the live treatment earlier this summer. The two other tracks feature guest spots: Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell on “Fuck This Place” and Scottish folk singer Archie Fisher on “The Work.”
Stream all three below (via Prefix via Consequence of Sound):
Frightened Rabbit – “Scottish Wind”:
Frightened Rabbit (feat. Tracyanne Campbell) – “Fuck This Place”:
Frightened Rabbit (feat. Archie Fisher) – “The Work”:
I freaking love Frightened Rabbit. No joke, I found them on AudioVroom when I first got the app at SXSW. And then I got to see them at SXSW too.