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RadicalEd
August 7th 2014


9546 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"Don't take off the gloves" is my favorite of this so far. It's very good. On par with the last frabit album for sho. great review as usual Sowing.

oldsoul
August 8th 2014


303 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I really like "Don't Take Off the Gloves" too - I'm still taking in the album as a whole, but I've been enjoying it. Review nails how I feel about Scott Hutchison, you can always count on this guy to craft some good lyrics.

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
August 8th 2014


38588 Comments


one of my aoty atm

ExplosiveOranges
August 8th 2014


4408 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed.

InfamousGrouse
August 12th 2014


4381 Comments


Seeing this lil project on Thursday night. Not heard anything from it and gave up on Frabbit circa 2011/12 but we'll see how it goes.

HBFS
August 14th 2014


1601 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

saw him support neutral milk hotel tonight. it was fucking AWESOME. played some frightened rabbit tunes with his brother as well.

InfamousGrouse
August 15th 2014


4381 Comments


a fellow scottish user?

HBFS
August 15th 2014


1601 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i'm australian but living in edinburgh till february or so. it kinda counts!

ExplosiveOranges
August 15th 2014


4408 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is def in my top 5 of the year so far.

InfamousGrouse
August 15th 2014


4381 Comments


for the record I thought Scott was really below par last night, I found it remarkably bland and rather pointless considering half of his set was songs from TMOF, what's the point in doing solo work if you're just gonna play old tunes?

SeaAnemone
August 15th 2014


21427 Comments


I mean Midnight Organ Fight is miles ahead of any of his other FR or solo work with the exception of a few songs

Sowing
Moderator
August 16th 2014


45652 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Well yeah, but this is easily the second best thing he's done

HBFS
August 16th 2014


1601 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i mean i had no clue that he was playing at all (i was unable to find any info on supports or anything) so him supporting was very unexpected for me. as for playing songs from TMOF, i see where you're coming from but i enjoyed all of the FR songs he played anyway. this modern leper made me a very happy man, though it was the banter between songs that made his set imo.



also, the songs from this album sounded really cool with just electric guitar, vocals and no drums - specifically hate music and red hand.

InfamousGrouse
August 16th 2014


4381 Comments


"I mean Midnight Organ Fight is miles ahead of any of his other FR or solo work with the exception of a few songs"

I can't speak for this record but I wholeheartedly agree with it easily eclipsing the other FR material. However, regardless of that record possessing better songwriting, doesn't it kinda negate the purpose of slinging it solo?

"the songs from this album sounded really cool with just electric guitar, vocals and no drums"

Got bored and went to the bar about half way into his set, just after he brought his brother on stage. Plus, that was when the TMOF songs started - I've seen him performing full-band FR songs before so stripped down, less energetic imitations were a little underwhelming.

Bokonon
August 29th 2014


19 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

I can't stop listening to this album. I mean, Christ, it's just so...affirming.

Sowing
Moderator
August 29th 2014


45652 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah this is top 5 on the year, pretty much regardless of how good the rest of the year is

JesusCage
September 9th 2014


453 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

AOTY so far...

Bokonon
October 26th 2014


19 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

I love all of his work and this is possibly wrong, but it feels like he rediscovered part of the thing that made The Midnight Organ Fight, and parts of Sing the Greys, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, and Pedestrian Verse, as well as some of the b-sides feel so special. He does well when he's in a happier state of living, but when he's not, we get The Midnight Organ Fight and Owl John.

ABjordanMM
December 19th 2014


1756 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The atmosphere this creates is spot on. Major thumbs up to the production among other things.

michelledm12345
December 27th 2014


1 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is very good, wouldnt say it's better than Midnight Organ Fight though.



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