December 19, 2008

16. Frightened Rabbit and Glasvegas


Belle & Sebastian was recently voted by fellow countrymen as Scotland’s all-time greatest band. Glasvegas and Frightened Rabbit could soon join the list, taking a place next to the likes of Travis, Idlewild, or the Cocteau Twins. Both group’s frontmen share in a kind of labored, stuttered Scottish brogue. But where Glasvegas excels in swelling shimmer-rock, Frightened Rabbit delves into fragmented indie-pop. The D Man bought these two albums at the same time and can't help but link them together. Scottish pride and all.

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