{"id":32864,"date":"2019-11-11T17:15:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T22:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32864"},"modified":"2019-11-10T09:21:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T14:21:56","slug":"french-for-rabbits-share-new-single-middle-of-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32864","title":{"rendered":"French for Rabbits share new single \u2018Middle of the House\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wellington, NZ dream pop duo French for Rabbits is currently in the US for a string of 11 tour dates and have just released a new single, <em>Middle of the House<\/em> to coincide with it. You can listen to <em>Middle of the House<\/em> via SoundCloud below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/698353093&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The duo have returned to the USA for the second time in 2019 for a West Coast tour \u2013 following an earlier debut nationwide run and stint at SXSW following the release of their intensely dreamy sophomore record The Weight of Melted Snow, out on Mississippi\u2019s Muscle Beach Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fronted by the delicately voiced Brooke Singer, their emotionally intelligent music is evocative of land and sea, awash with glistening layers, and propelled along by the intricate instrumentation of guitarist John Fitzgerald and their bandmates. For this tour they will be joined by violinist Katie Mosehauer and bassist Ian Williams for an intimate series of shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have toured in Europe several times, performed alongside Agnes Obel, and New Zealand luminaries including Lorde, Marlon Williams, Tiny Ruins and Nadia Reid. Their music has featured on TV series, including&nbsp;<em>The Vampire Diaries<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Being Human<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite creating some of New Zealand\u2019s most hauntingly beautiful music, their live shows are often interspersed with humour, sideways charm and unexpected tangents, being described as \u2018able to make a concert hall feel like a living room\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Shows<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>November 12th\u00a0\/\/ Seattle, WA \/\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sunsettavern.com\/\"><em>Sunset Tavern<\/em><\/a><\/li><li>November 13th\u00a0\/\/ Tacoma, WA \/\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airporttav.com\/\"><em>Aiport Tavern<\/em><\/a><\/li><li>November 14th\u00a0\/\/ Portland, OR \/\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kellysolympian.com\/\"><em>Kelly&#8217;s Olympian<\/em><\/a><\/li><li>November 15th\u00a0\/\/ Oakland, CA \/\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestarryplough.com\/\"><em>Starry Plough<\/em><\/a><\/li><li>November 16th\u00a0\/\/ Sacramento, CA \/\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thestarletroom.com\/\"><em>The Starlet Room at Harlows<\/em><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Wellington, NZ dream pop duo French for Rabbits is currently in the US for a string of 11 tour dates and have just released a <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32864\" title=\"French for Rabbits share new single \u2018Middle of the House\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: French for Rabbits share new single \u2018Middle of the House\u2019","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,25,28],"tags":[395,2420,8700,1245],"class_list":["post-32864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","tag-dream-pop","tag-french-for-rabbits","tag-middle-of-the-house","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/6B242AB6-CE56-4CBB-8827-59173151FFF7.jpeg?fit=3000%2C2007","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8y4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10891,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=10891","url_meta":{"origin":32864,"position":0},"title":"French For Rabbits announce Debut LP + European tour","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"French For Rabbits have announced that their debut LP, 'Spirits,' which will be out on October 28 via Lefse.\u00a0The band has debuted the track Woke Up In A Storm lifted from the LP - take a listen via Soundcloud below. 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