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10.0
50539
10.0 |
A.V. Club
Hutchison intended “Pedestrian Verse” to be a self-directed warning, but as a title for his band’s latest album, it reads as proudly defiant
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9.2
50296
9.2 |
The AU Review
Hutchinson cements his place, for me, as one of the best songwriters around
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8.5
50081
8.5 |
BBC
Throughout, the lyrical clarity and emotional honesty of the band shine through, creating an album that is as much uplifting as it is in parts bleak
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8.5
50620
8.5 |
The Quietus
A triumph. It strikes a perfect balance between the emotional rack-drawing that's made them beloved to many an indie misanthrope and the warmth and hope that makes them better than mere scab-pickers
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8.0
50708
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
From Hutchison's newfound enthusiasm for life to the band's stadium sound, Frightened Rabbit has finally created a reasonable glimmer of hope—sans blind optimism, of course
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8.0
50765
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Their most well-rounded and accessible album
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8.0
50860
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Each track moves through a range of tones and moods. It's a truly dynamic set of recordings
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8.0
50994
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
To existing fans the album will rank among the band’s best work, but as a major label debut it’s a masterstroke. You won’t realise why until you’re singing along
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8.0
50996
8.0 |
All Music
The songwriting is the driving force behind the album, and any reservations about whether or not Frightened Rabbit would transform into radio-friendly M.O.R. are swept away
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8.0
56619
8.0 |
Blurt
Intense and contradictory, a bundle of bravado and doubt and vulnerability and longing that stays with you for a long time after the last chorus fades
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8.0
50235
8.0 |
Q
It's Broken Britain, essentially. In Frightened Rabbit's hands, though, it feels strangely uplifting. Print edition only
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8.0
50244
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
An early contender for album of the year
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8.0
50249
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
To have hit album number four and still be noticeably progressing as writers and musicians is one hell of a milestone for a long-under-appreciated act
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8.0
50601
8.0 |
musicOMH
Pedestrian Verse should easily continue Frightened Rabbit’s upwards trajectory and, as with the characters who populate the album, you can’t help but root for their success
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8.0
50494
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Here, finally, is a Frightened Rabbit for all seasons: warm, buzzy tracks intersect with quieter, calmer numbers, and a few touches of the old acidic sadness, all tied together into a multi-dimensional package
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8.0
50358
8.0 |
NME
This is how you do life-affirming
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8.0
50411
8.0 |
The Guardian
A collection of stirring, instant anthems to get fists pumping the air and swaying crowds singing along
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8.0
50429
8.0 |
State
Frightened Rabbit have kept moving forward without losing sight of themselves. Long may it continue
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8.0
50431
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Their major-label debut, so they can expect more attention this time around. The songs largely deserve it
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8.0
50461
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Confirms them as that rare thing: a band able to combine grandiosity and groundedness
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8.0
50472
8.0 |
The Skinny
The very nature of these songs, with their chugging bombast and melodic immediacy, ensures that Pedestrian Verse intrinsically feels like a ‘big’ album
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7.7
50651
7.7 |
Paste Magazine
While Pedestrian Verse feels like the most comprehensive Frightened Rabbit LP in the band’s nearly 10-year career, it also forgoes some of the band’s restless charm in the process
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7.6
50704
7.6 |
Pitchfork
As always, Hutchison's rhotic howl is a pleasure all its own, but here he especially seems to knead and pull at his vowels
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7.5
51220
7.5 |
Tone Deaf
Frightened Rabbit have once again brought something truly lovely to the table, and that’s a splendid thing
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7.5
50306
7.5 |
The 405
Frightened Rabbit are back to their confessional, ragged and fiery best. And it makes for cathartic listening
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7.0
50082
7.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Pedestrian Verse is a very solid guitar record - playful, yet maturely composed. This album deserves to be heard by many
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7.0
50095
7.0 |
Uncut
It's formulaic but highly effective. Print edition only
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7.0
50496
7.0 |
DIY
A bold, complex dissection of the band's melancholy strengths which leaves their back catalogue looking like a long prologue
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7.0
50506
7.0 |
Clash
The production may be a little smoother but ‘Pedestrian Verse’ just seems to prove how lasting, how devastating Frightened Rabbit can be
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7.0
51511
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
With song writing as strong as this, for the most part, it’s guaranteed to win people over
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6.0
50705
6.0 |
PopMatters
Builds out of the more intimate recordings of last year’s State Hospital EP
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6.0
50486
6.0 |
The Scotsman
While those in a dark frame of mind will arguably glean most from this album, there is a strain of black humour on a couple of songs
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6.0
50199
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Their strongest album so far and one that is likely to boost them a few places up the festival schedule closer to a headline slot
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6.0
50225
6.0 |
Mojo
State Hospital and December's Traditions are bleakly beautiful portraits of Broken Britain. Print edition only
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4.0
51053
4.0 |
The Fly
Did Frightened Rabbit have to move quite so far away from what made them special?
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