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Hit Or Hype: The Last Shadow Puppets, Frightened Rabbit and the Black Angels

April 24, 2008 2:59 PM

Every week, Hit or Hype wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet. This week: a few choice picks from the charts at BlogFreshRadio.

The Band: The Last Shadow Puppets
The Buzz: Alex from Arctic Monkeys & Miles of the Rascals.
Listen If You Like: Playing Parklife while watching The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Key Track: "Age of Understatement," which sounds like an outtake from the soundtrack from some mod western, full of clomping percussion, twitching guitar and a string section that swirls like a lasso.

The Band: Frightened Rabbit
The Buzz: Scottish quartet finds catharsis through rock.
Listen If You Like: Sobbing along to the Frames while flipping through pics of the ex.
Key Track: "The Modern Leper," where a dry acoustic strum builds to a thundering, pleading chorus.

The Band: The Black Angels
The Buzz: Stonerrific psych rock.
Listen If You Like: Standing on your neighbor's lawn in a black cloak, lit torch held high.
Key Track: "You on the Run," which marries doomy guitars to even doomier drums.


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4 Comments


Jesse Scardina | November 6, 2008 9:59 AM

Frightened Rabbit deserves all the credit in the world. I have never heard more beautiful lyrics and if your going through a breakup, there is no better music than FR

thom | June 24, 2008 2:20 AM

frightened rabbit is on a par not seen since neutral milk hotel released in an aeroplane over the sea, optimal indie music.

summer lenning | May 10, 2008 1:14 PM

who is on the cover of the album, The Age of the Understated? She is absolutley georgeous!!!!!

liveon35mm.com | May 1, 2008 4:57 AM

Alex Turner Miles Kane side project is not that bad. A twist from Arctic Monkeys guitar based indie-rock towards a more pop-friendly orchestral rocks that fits better actual Brit music scene.
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Fantastic album cover.

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