It's Frightening

2007年にデビューした米ブルックリン出身の6ピース・バンド“ホワイト・ラビッツ”が、セカンド・アルバムで遂に日本デビュー！本国アメリカでは、今やレディオヘッドも所属するTBDレコーズに籍を置く今最も注目すべきバンド。FLEET FOXESやBON IVERなどともツアーをしており、バンドの実力とアメリカでのバズ間を察知し、イギリス老舗のMUTEと契約。ヨーロッパ、日本でもブレイクが期待されている。
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Pitchfork - "FRIGHTENING can be dark and cavernous when it wants to. Indeed, it's that Poe-ish sense of lonesome, luxurious dread threading through the record that separates it most starkly from NIGHTLY." Spin - "[T]here's plenty to love about songs as lightly brooding and likably grabby as these." Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The only instruments that aren't slaves to the beat are Gregory Roberts and Stephen Patterson's vocals, which mingle into perfectly messy harmonies..." Billboard - "White Rabbits recruited Spoon frontman Britt Daniel to produce IT'S FRIGHTENING, an appealingly audacious move that reveals just how tightly these guys define their sound." Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The only instruments that aren't slaves to the beat are Gregory Roberts and Stephen Patterson's vocals, which mingle into perfectly messy harmonies..." Spin (p.101) - "[T]here's plenty to love about songs as lightly brooding and likably grabby as these." Billboard (p.29) - "White Rabbits recruited Spoon frontman Britt Daniel to produce IT'S FRIGHTENING, an appealingly audacious move that reveals just how tightly these guys define their sound." Pitchfork (Website) - "FRIGHTENING can be dark and cavernous when it wants to. Indeed, it's that Poe-ish sense of lonesome, luxurious dread threading through the record that separates it most starkly from NIGHTLY."

New York-based indie rock six-piece White Rabbits follow up their 2007 debut with 'It's Frightening', a record brimming with invention and energy. Lead single 'Percussion Gun' is layered with mesmerising piano, drums and crunching guitars, while vocal harmonies provide an added element of vibrancy. Produced by Spoon's Britt Daniel, 'It's Frightening' displays just why White Rabbits have built up such a huge following.|

NYが拠点の6人組によるセカンド・アルバム。〈ホンキー・トンク・カリプソ〉とも評された前作に比べると、ブリット･ダニエル（スプーン）プロデュースの下でソングライティングに磨きを掛け、よりストレートなロック・アルバムをめざした印象も。だが、ひとクセある後味のおもしろさは健在で、パワフル&リズミカルなビートに乗せられ、序盤からグイグイ持っていかれる。自身のチャート記録も更新し、飛躍の予感も十分!
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