Tasty New: "Swim Until You Can't See Land" - Frightened Rabbit

These mates from Scotland have been picking up a lot of steam lately, especially with their critical darling "The Midnight Organ Fight" (2008) and their latest record "The Winter of Mixed Drinks". I've picked out this track from their most recent, and it's absolutely stunning. They've got a fairly unique sound, mainly because writer Scott Hutchinson's trembly vocals deliver sharp lyrics of hope and misery, and instrumentally they mesh folk-rock with their own tinge of fuzziness.

Contemporaries: Noah and the Whale, Fanfarlo, Mumford & Sons, We Were Promised Jetpacks.