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The Midnight Organ Fight
by Frightened Rabbit
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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95
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.

91
The Onion (A.V. Club)
It's Hutchison's utterly believable desperation and frank lyrics that push the whole thing from good to great.

90
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.

81
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.

80
Tiny Mix Tapes
This is the least fashionable album I have heard in ages, and all the better for it.

70
PopMatters
The Midnight Organ Fight is cleaner, more polished, and establishes that the group is indeed maturing, but thankfully not losing themselves.

70
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.

70
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.

70
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]
60
Hot Press
Overwrought second album from Glaswegian indie quartet.


The average user rating for this album is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
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