Frightened Rabbit // Quietly Now! Liver! Lung! Fr!

Bands release live albums for a number of reasons; for touring behemoths like The Rolling Stones they can act as a great way to cream money out of your fans, without having to do anything other than play a gig you’re already getting paid for. They also act as a great stopgap when you can’t be bothered to write any new songs. However, for less well known bands like Scottish indie hopefuls Frightened Rabbit, they can provide a unique opportunity to present your music in a different light. ‘Quietly Now! Liver! Lung! Fr!’ delivers an acoustic rendition of last years ‘Midnight Organ Fight’ to stunning effect. The stripped down approach lends itself perfectly to their bittersweet tales of love lost. On ‘Good Arms vs Bad Arms’ singer Scott claims, “I might not want you back, but I want to kill him” whilst ‘My Backwards Walk’ sees him “get hammered to forget that you exist, but there’s no way I’m forgetting this”. The intimate atmosphere of The Captain’s Rest in Glasgow isn’t lost in the recording and perfectly captures the intense, raw nature of the lyrics. I’m pleased to say that Frightened Rabbit have achieved something rare in releasing a live album with purpose and reason, that I'd urge everyone to investigate.