The cover of It's Frightening depicts the violent collision of a drummer and a pianist — an apt portrayal of White Rabbits' clacking rhythm rock. Like TV on the Radio, this Brooklyn-via-Missouri six-piece put the beat first, launching their second album with "Percussion Gun," which vibrates like a tribal drum line. Britt Daniel produced the record, and as on Spoon tunes, pounding piano leads the way on the Radiohead-esque "Midnight and I" and "Lionesse." The only instruments that aren't slaves to the beat are Gregory Roberts and Stephen Patterson's vocals, which mingle into perfectly messy harmonies.