With their new album set to release just weeks before the show, indie rockers Frightened Rabbit, hailing from Scotland, will make their well-anticipated return to Pittsburgh on March 29. This time, a couple of things are different. Yes, Scott Hutchison is still their lead singer, and yes, they are still those bearded instrumentalists who sing "Swim Until You Can't See Land."
But now, with 481 live performances under their belt and clear assurance that they are not Mumford and Sons, they revisit the Steel City with newfound admiration from an international platform.
The band has been to Pittsburgh three times since 2009, and each time, their music has been played to larger audiences. In 2009, they took the stage at Carnegie Mellon University with Satin Gum and Arc in Round, and in Nov. 2010, they headlined a show at Club Diesel.
The last time Frightened Rabbit played at a Pittsburgh venue was Aug. 6, 2011 at Stage AE, when they opened for indie icon Death Cab for Cutie.
But in less than two months, they will take their soft Scottish verses to Mr. Smalls Theater in Milvale, which is also bringing acts like The Cynics, Marina and the Diamonds and Crystal Castles in the coming months. Needless to say, the venue is one of the city's finest, bringing well-respected headliners from all over the world, but rarely Scotland.
Scotland's coming soon, though. Quick, like a frightened rabbit.
Tickets can still be purchased for $16 through Ticket Web.
