Frightened Rabbit // Pedestrian Verse
The dynamic range of this record is fantastic, too, veering from extremely delicate sections to loud, impassioned choruses
Pedestrian Verse is the 4th studio album from Scottish quintet Frightened Rabbit, and let me tell you from the start, it's a belter. Opening track, Acts of Man, is a truly triumphant piece of music that sets the tone well for the rest of the record.
This album is, musically, a very definite progression from previous work, but contains some of those hallmark elements that fans of the band will recognise, such as singer Scott Hutchison's penchant for a big chorus and the stark honesty of the lyrics.
Pedestrian Verse is in some respects a more honed version of the 3 previous albums, but not in a way that would make you think you'd heard it all before and not in a way that detracts from those previous efforts. Rather, the songs feel as though they have been allowed a bit more space and time to develop and the band sounds more confident as a result of this.
The dynamic range of this record is fantastic, too, veering from extremely delicate sections to loud, impassioned choruses that will have you wanting to belt out the lyrics from the highest vantage point you can find.
And they still sing in their Scottish accents, which is always going to make me happy.
8/10 BBV
