Now international superstars, Frightened Rabbit played at the third Limbo event, back in December 2007. This is how their biog read at the time:
Scott (guitar, keyboards, vocals) began playing solo shows under the name Frightened Rabbit in 2003. In 2004, Scott’s brother, Grant (drums, vocals, marimba), moved to Glasgow, contributing drums to certain recorded tracks, and playing live. They sent out some demos, resulting in three tracks being hosted on the Fat Cat MP3 website, and marking the beginning of a wonderful relationship. Billy (guitar, yamaha, accordion) then joined early in 2006, making the band in their own words ‘a wee bit better and louder’, and that February they booked into The Diving Bell Lounge with Glasgow based producer Marcus Mackay, intending to record some songs and service a better quality demo. The resultant recordings, however, ended up forming the crux of ‘Sing The Greys’.
Earlier in 2007, they were writing, rehearsing, and preparing to record further tracks in New York with producer Peter Katis (Interpol, The Twilight Sad, Mercury Rev). And, with Sing The Greys recently revamped, expanded and remastered for its re-release on Nov 19th, the band is now stepping things up a gear, with a new single, It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop, also out in two weeks and a full UK tour to follow their recent whistle-stop circuit of the US.
“An unconventional Glaswegian three-piece with a defined personality, and a gift for being able to nail a near perfect pop song, Frightened Rabbit convey candid tales of ordinary folk with a wry, acerbic wit via an eloquent, emotive, modern garage-pop aesthetic.” (Fat Cat Records)
“the future of Frightened Rabbit looks set to be a very mouth-watering one indeed.” (Drowned In Sound)
Things have obviously changed quite a bit in the interim. For more up-to-date information, check the band’s website etc.
