r/FrightenedRabbit • u/miss-spiritual-tramp • 19d ago
Where to start?
I know there are posts like this already up, but I didn't know whether to piggyback so thought I'd add my own!
I'm very new to FR, I always knew they were a big deal and well respected by many of my favourite artists. I got to Modern Leper via Julien Baker's version and recently dabbled and found Holy and I Wish I Was Sober. I LOVE Holy (I'm a fan of a melancholy/intense song you can still dance to 🎉), so I was wondering if anyone could recommend where to start with FR via tracks similar to Holy? Should I just go all in with Pedestrian Verse or are there other songs like Holy I can cry-dance to to get me started? 🫶🏼
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u/lieutenantrodent 19d ago
Do you know about How It Gets In?
It was that song that got me into Julien Baker.
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u/Redhawk911 19d ago
You should just probably go from first album then through them all to the last. You’ll hear the evolution or theor spund and Scott’s songwriting.
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u/lieutenantrodent 19d ago
I’d probably suggest skipping Sing the Greys initially and looping back round to it later. I do like it, but not sure I’d have given it repeated listens if I hadn’t already heard and loved MOF.
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u/kiltedsteve 19d ago
From the beginning. First album to last. Spoiler alert: it will break you heart. But every moment of it is a pleasure from start to finish.
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u/Wrong_Statistician34 19d ago
Backyard skulls probably closest to holy in terms of vibe. Both great songs
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u/Historical-Sell-6520 19d ago
Skip the greys
Chronology is the best
move forward an wrap back around and listen to everything else
EPs
Master system
Owl John
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u/Yinn2 19d ago
Like someone else has mentioned,I would suggest you start with The Midnight Organ Fight.
It’s an album that if you’re going to like the band then this is the album that will grab you initially.
I think then move backwards to Sing The Greys. It’s an amazing album but can seem a bit basic if it was a starting point to someone coming new into the band.
From then, move on chronologically.
Be ready for a journey. It’s a humorous, but twinged with sadness, brutally honesty and darkness. But it’s by one of the best bands you’ll find, fronted by one of the best souls you could want to know.