yeah, i've heard from 2 separate people that Midnight Organ Fight is pretty hard to find in stores...

i wonder how much it would cost to get FR to play in my bathroom. there aren't enough bathroom shows these days...

Might be hard to find in stores, but I got it out of the Grayslake Public Library this weekend.

Once again, Grayslake finds itself on the leading edge of the arts!

thing is, they (ear x tacy, here in louisville) had it forever (and their other disc)
but they didnt have either yesterday

they could play my apartment...its big enough and theres no one else in the building...we could all chip in 15 bucks....though i just moved into the place and id hate to wreck it my first month in...

i think my apartment would be the optimal environment. when the furniture is moved around, you could fit probably 7,000 people in there. or 70.

whatever.

SELFSTARTER GET THIS GODDAMNED BAND TO PLAY IN MY GODDAMNED APARTMENT! I WILL MAKE THEM FULLY COOKED MEATLOAF

seriously, where is the living room/ basement gig going to be? i will drive there...

maybe it should only be open to posters on this thread, the band... + about 100 women..

i'll pay a hefty price of admission

i'll seriously volunteer my living room if someone can supply the equipment. seriously. maybe.

like i said, my bathroom offers still stands.

i can only assume that your offers aren't intended to sound so sexy.

we might have to draw the line at bathrooms.

but a practice PA in a basement in Pittsburgh still might work. i'm keeping my fingers crossed. i'm gonna go to that one, if it happens, for sure.


as for Toronto - guess what washing machine? we might have something cooking for the day of the 21st now. more info shortly...

if this show happens, someone better give us a good head's up. i am driving out there for it for sure. who wants a spot in my car?

ordered it yesterday from borders.
man i love working at a place that gets me music.

Who bought their tickets for the tour with The Spinto Band?

I did.

What the hell man, I asked about a Pittsburgh show like a year ago, on this very forum, and got no such offer! I will never listen to this band ever again because of you.

actually though, I'm going to see them next Monday in Boston. tell them all they should come party at my place.

edit: shit, and Allston, I am a 2 minute walk from the Great Scott.

Looks like I'm making the long haul up to Madison next Friday right after work because, well, why the fuck not?

Cool.

alright, Toronto folks... ask and ye shall receive: FR will be playing on MTV Live on MTV Canada on October 21st. we're not listed in the upcoming guests yet, as it just confirmed, but... you can go here: http://www.mtv.ca/mtvlive/tickets.jhtml to request tickets. just fill in "Tue. October 21, 2008 18:00-MTV Live: Frightened Rabbit (performance)" in the subject line.

of course, if you don't get official tickets, PM with your email address and we'll figure out some way to get you on the guest list. please know that you need to be there for like 2 or 2.5 hours total, and i believe there's a dress code of sorts, so... be prepared to jump through a few hoops. don't know what songs the boys will play yet, but... it'll be worth it!


for those of you that need to know their every move, FR landed at Newark airport yesterday at 1:00 PM, spent the night at the Hudson Valley home of FatCat's US head, drank some whiskey, and fell asleep at 9:30 PM. this morning, Scott and Grant came into NYC for a couple of interviews and some supplies, and they're beginning their drive towards Cleveland right about now. it's on, north america!


RE: pittsburgh offer last year vs. this year: at that time, the opportunity didn't exist, for this January tour, it does. not playing favorites, just juggling calendars.

and, like i said... if FR play this pburgh show in january, i'm coming out for it, too!

RE: Boston... unfortunately their won't be much partying in Boston, as they have to get to the border early the next day in case there are any problems. so... you'll have to try to get them drunk quickly, before they jump in the van.

and... just like that... Toronto MTV Live taping has been cancelled. confirmed for about 5 hours. hurrah!

so, yeah... just ignore that previous post and pretend it never happened.

Well fuck then, let me name drop you and get the fellers in get drunk mode. fucking alright then

FatCat US head = Adam Pierce of Mice Parade, right?

I've been listening to this over the past day or two. It sounds really good, and I like the guy's lyrical sensibilities.

welcome to the party, Dark Heat.

Yeah I don't know why I didn't pick this up earlier.

please tell me which of the songs is your favorite thus far and why?

i feel the need to converse in depth about this band with anyone who will listen to me.

check these out recorded last month at The Mill in Edinburgh:

just 3 songs, and the first 30 seconds are a bit shaky, but... they get the sound sorted pretty quickly.

http://www.30milkshakes.com/fr/themill/

yowza. wow.


(technically you can find these here: http://www.themill-live.com/gallery.aspx?gigID=7 , but they've butchered the ID3 tags, and got the songs in a random order, so i cleaned 'em up and re-uploaded.)

actually... do me a favor and download them from both locations! thanks to much stricter UK web laws, we actually get paid per promo download on those tracks. just a pence or something, but... it'll buy 'em a pint of Magners when they get home.



now... I'm off to Princeton, for some Hoagie Heaven, a milkshake from Thomas Sweets, and headline set by Frightened Rabbit!

So far i'd say The Modern Leper, Old Old Fashioned, The Twist, My Backwards Walk, and Keep Yourself Warm are my favorites. Lyrically this a very engaging album, and that's my favorite bit about it so far. great lines all over the place. "you have to be a masochist to love a modern leper on his last leg," "you're the shit and I'm knee deep in it," "it takes more than fucking someone you don't know to keep yourself warm." Kind of reminds me of the National in that sense, in terms of the lyrics being sort of blunt, but having a lot of emotional heft as well, I guess. Compare those lines to something like "Karen put me in a chair / fuck me and make me a drink."

And it's backed by some really strong indie rock, so I can't complain there. I like the earthy vibe it's got going as well.

Backwards Walk.

No doubt about it. Amazing song.

Those live songs are amazing. Thanks, Selfstarter!

what he said...
hails!

Man, I was drunk last night and I was thinking about this record as I was laying down to bed, and I had this brilliant insight that I can't remember now. Dammit.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I was thinking about how this is just indie-rock, perfectly executed. Just, there's no way you can deny that this record is anything but what one might typically envision "indie rock" to be, it's just that it's everything that indie rock should be at the same time, at least in my eyes. It's like The Meadowlands in that sense.

wrens meadowlands and national i think are very fair comparisons...sensible, relatable lyrics but very witty...

I also just want to add that I am very happy that I discovered this record.

this thread and this band make me smile

waiting for the cd to show up at work

i love The Wrens and The National, but don't see the connection...

So, I'm late to the party, too.

But this record is phenomenal.

I second everything (down to the song selection) that dark heat says.

Wow. Thanks for bumping this thread so I finally discovered this record.

i'm knee deep in grading econ exams, and this is the only thing getting me through it right now.

or in the words of frightened rabbit, grading exams is the shit, and i'm knee deep.

See:

good arms v. band arms
the lyrics are amazing

I haven't posted in forever, but Dark Heat recommended this to me and this is fucking great, so far!

Lovin' the drama and the raw, direct instrumentation.

The production might be a bit too smooth for the effect to be total, but fuck it. This is good.

Hell yes.

nice to see more people getting into this lately...

Thursday FR @ Metro roll call... IN or OUT:

i'm IN, duh...

Clearly in.

IN!

IN, of course.

Definitely IN.

anyone who is anyone will be there...

is this thread the only place in the world where frightened rabbit is discussed

just something to ponder

granted, a niche market... people with a certain pallet tend to stick together.

Yes.

you guys have no heart.