New : Frightened Rabbit :: My Brother Tom, The Green Beret
The cover is a bit of a departure for the band who opt for a home recording feel over the refined production of their most recent effort, The Winter of Mixed Drinks. While the song features frontman Scott Hutchison’s jangly guitar and his brother Grant’s driving percussion, the band explores new musical terrain as they channel purveyors of dark pop like Joy Division and Neu! as exemplified by Hutchison’s baritone vocals, echoey atmospherics and ringing synths.
Frightened Rabbit’s remake of the song will sit alongside a truly impressive host of contributors including The National, Jónsi, Mercury Rev, Tokyo Police Club and Tapes N’ Tapes, when the compilation, If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods…?, a companion piece to the Philistines Jr.’s forthcoming new LP, is released this fall. The Philistines Jr. is the band of revered producer Peter Katis who helmed the Rabbits two critically acclaimed albums, his brother Tarquin, and Adam Pierce of Mice Parade, The Swirlies.
Frightened Rabbit is headed to Barcelona’s B.A.M. Festival this week to continue their festival onslaught and will return to the U.S. in October for a month-long headline tour, joined by Montreal’s Plants And Animals. They will kick off the run in Seattle on October 7.
My Brother Tom, the Green Beret (The Philistines Jr. Cover)
FRIGHTENED RABBIT ON TOUR
October 7 – Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox at the Market
October 8 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Vogue Theatre
October 9 – Portland, Ore. @ Wonder Ballroom
October 10 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
October 13 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Mayan Theatre
October 14 – San Diego, Calif. @ House of Blues
October 15 – Anaheim, Calif. @ House of Blues
October 16 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Beauty Bar
October 17 – Tempe, Ariz. @ The Clubhouse
October 19 – Dallas, Texas @ Loft @ Palladium Showroom
October 20 – Austin, Texas @ Stubbs BBQ
October 21 – Houston, Texas @ Walters
October 22 – New Orleans, La. @ Tipitina’s
October 23 – Gainesville, Fla. @ Common Grounds
October 24 – Orlando, Fla. @ The Social
October 26 – Athens, Ga. @ 40 Watt Club
October 27 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Neighborhood Theatre
October 28 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Starlight Ballroom
October 29 – Boston, Mass. @ Paradise
October 30 – New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
November 1 – Washington, D.C. @ 930 Club
November 2 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Diesel
November 3 – Detroit, Mich. @ Magic Stick
November 4 – Chicago, Ill. @ House of Blues
