Frightened Rabbit will release its Canvasback/Atlantic full-length debut on February 5. Pedestrian Verse, produced by Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, David Byrne) and mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire), is the Scottish band’s fourth LP. Says frontman Scott Hutchison of the album, “The title is taken from a lyric in ‘State Hospital.’ I felt it was a nicely faceted title, with enough layered meaning to remain open to interpretation. Above all, though, it was a gauntlet I threw down for myself. If you call your album Pedestrian Verse, you can’t settle for any old lyric. It forced me to better myself. In fact, I think we all stepped up on this album, and I believe that Leo Abrahams had a major role in that step. He threw our music into areas we had not previously imagined. More than any other record we’ve done, this has been a genuine journey of discovery into new ways of working in order to develop and fully realize each of the songs. As a result, I think Pedestrian Verse is the strongest and most interesting record we’ve made to date.” Watch the video for album track “The Woodpile” below.
