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It's Frightening

White Rabbits

It's Frightening

Follow up to the critically acclaimed debut Fort Nightly from the NY alt.rockers

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
TBD
UK Release date
19/05/2009
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    No New York group has sounded this distinct and exciting since The Walkmen, and if the pattern holds, these guys are bound to keep getting better and brawnier with age
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  2. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    Can be dark and cavernous when it wants to. Indeed, it's that Poe-ish sense of lonesome, luxurious dread threading through the record
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  3. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    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.
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    ...an all-American frontman whose honey-coated voice is practically begging for adoration
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  5. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    If you want something left of centre this may be too pedestrian, but if it’s a reliable, solid and energetic take on the whole crestfallen minstrel thing you won’t go far wrong with this
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  6. 7.0 |   The Fly

    At 34 minutes, ‘It’s Frightening’ is never likely to drag, but this is an album that deserves attention from start to finish
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    An exciting step forward from a group that would appear to have a masterpiece to deliver somewhere down the line.
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  8. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The album’s lack of anything substantial to get your teeth into proves fatal
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  9. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    There are certainly worse things than making a record that’s frequently catchy but not terribly exciting. The quick polyrhythms are what make It’s Frightening fun, and it’s impressive that White Rabbits can pair them alternately with both Best of the 80’s guitar or echoey chromatic glissandi
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  10. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    The level of quality is remarkably consistent throughout; every song on It’s Frightening sounds like a potential single, in or out of the context of the record. On that level, White Rabbits have succeeded greatly
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  11. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Overall, these Rabbits are at their best when packing a cocky punch. Those moments rather than the more reflective ones work best
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  12. 6.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Lead singer Stephen Patterson can veer from authoritative indie pop melodicism to hints of Thom Yorke-esque falsetto, and the likes of Lionesse and Rudie Fails showcase White Rabbits’ songwriting chops
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  13. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only


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