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The Midnight Organ Fight
by Frightened Rabbit


9.5

based on 14 reviews
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The British band's sophomore album was produced by Peter Katis.

LABEL:	Fat Cat
RELEASE DATE:	29 April 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Indie

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Lost At Sea

Whether or not you choose to accept it, the FACT is that Scotland's own Hutchinson brothers have created a sweet and powerful collection of tunes with The Midnight Organ Fight.

The Onion (A.V. Club)

It's Hutchison's utterly believable desperation and frank lyrics that push the whole thing from good to great.

Drowned In Sound

Here there can be no snobbish derision and calls of 'selling out' or playing to the average man; in creating an album showcasing the very best of the band’s talents they have created one so perfectly fit for, as Scott so vividly puts, “the soft, soft static” of popular radio.

Pitchfork

Their jangly melodies claw their way inside your brain just the same, making them latest in a long line of Glasgow bands to effortlessly combine celebratory sonics and miserablist lyrics into something singular.

Tiny Mix Tapes

This is the least fashionable album I have heard in ages, and all the better for it.

Mojo

What might sound like a depressing work of angsty indulgence is in fact an uplifting record of angular alt-folk. [June 2008, p.108]

Q Magazine

Midnight Organ Fight more than delivers on its promise: tons of spiky energy, proper tunes and a real lyrical bite to the likes of The Modern Leper. [June 2008, p.149]

Under The Radar

There's a lot of beauty in The Midnight Organ Fight, but there’s a bit of bloat as well. [Summer 2008]

PopMatters

The Midnight Organ Fight is cleaner, more polished, and establishes that the group is indeed maturing, but thankfully not losing themselves.

Slant Magazine

Hutchison and his bandmates reward patience as well as repeated listens, and they deserve credit for unearthing a unique chunk of the Scottish heart, raised on equal parts American punk and traditional folk and bleeding beautifully.

Dusted Magazine

The Midnight Organ Fight is sharper, more polished, and better in parts than "Sing the Greys." There’s only one unfortunate downside. This sharper, more polished effort displays fewer of the things that made the first album so enjoyable.

Spin

Amid such scene-upending sentiments, the band's all-too-Glaswegian moniker represents a clever case of bait and switch. [May 2008, p.98]

Hot Press

Overwrought second album from Glaswegian indie quartet.

Uncut

The world-view is challenging and heart-felt, the playing deft, the conviction clear. [June 2008, p.88]

The average user rating for this album is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

David S. gave it a10:
Excellent album from start to finish... Brilliant musically and lyrically.

Craig C. gave it a9:
Such an honest, emotional album of thought provoking and inspiring music. It is rare to find a gem like this. Some songs are better than others but all are great. I highly recommend this album.

roach coach gave it a10:
Listened to it almost exclusively for three weeks. Whatever complaints the psuedo-intellectual indie snob critics want to lob at this record are probably directly correlated to their inability and refusal to allow themselves to feel real gutteral human emotion. This record conveys it in droves on every track. If you ever lived in a city while you were young and navigated relationships good, bad, or just one night long, then this album has something for you. Triumph, hope, despair, self-hate, and jaded optimism.

Ethel B. gave it a10:
Not since the Smiths has listening to someone be miserable been so rewarding. Modern Leper is the pop gem from the album, but track after track pull you in with their tender folky heart and leave you reeling with a electric crashing finish. Bound to be on Best of '08 lists.

Mike M. gave it a10:
Absolutely breath taking. It's nearly 4 in the morning and i can't (check it, I don't want to) go to bed. I'd much rather listen to this Scottish band until the sun rises.

James K. gave it a10:
Amazing.

George B. gave it a10:
Didn't think it was possible for them to improve on their first album. oh boy was I wrong!

The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit

The Midnight Organ Fight
by Frightened Rabbit