There's a great deal of potential for Frightened Rabbit to balloon in popularity on the strength of their new material. It's not massively more commercial-sounding than anything from their excellent debut LP, but 'Head Rolls Off' is precisely the kind of hit that could straddle the divide between murky clubs and appearances on Jools Holland. Breezy, considered, emotive and true, there's much to enjoy, not least the Dawkins-esque diatribe of blind faith. Like The Cure fronted by the idiosyncrasies of Gary Lightbody (but obviously much better than you're imagining that to sound), this is a smash in waiting. It may be a little too close to late-period Idlewild for comfort, but hopefully that'll sort itself out by the time the album arrives.
More enjoyable as a curio, though, is the b-side. A re-imagining of N-Trance's shite psy-trance-lite ‘90s anthem 'Set You Free', it's utterly unrecognisable as an impression of its source. Doing all the things Frightened Rabbit do best, sweetly hummable romance and slightly childlike enthusiasm, it's the sign of real musical interpreters. Being able to take any material and manipulate it and blur its edges to make it sound like it was written for you is a neat and essential trick for greatness, and Frightened Rabbit have it down.

this
a VERY strange choice for a first single from the album.
the first five tracks are 9-10 quality
The b-side
is miles better IMO.
They play Leeds tonight for FREE!
Yes they do @ the brudenell for FREEEEEE. gREAT BAND! - more info here http://leedsmusicforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4528&start=0
I want to hear
the cover of N-Trance's euro hit.
it's on their myspace page
Head of the list
I don't know if DIS have stopped reviewing singles, but this one's been at the top of the reviews list for absolutely ages, which is no bad thing in my view..!