Frightened Rabbit with the RSNO @ Paisley Abbey, 17 Oct

Frightened Rabbit have continually proved to be one of the hardest working bands in Scotland with a prodigious output and relentless touring schedules. Scott Hutchison's songs are at home in a stripped-back solo acoustic setting or enveloped in the fanfare of elaborate instrumentation, and tonight fans are gifted a rare treat as the tunes ascend to a higher plane in the vaulted arches of Paisley's ancient abbey.

Spectacular strings, percussion and horns embellish and enhance tracks from across the band's career with an unprecedented majesty, enriched and elevated by outstanding orchestral arrangements courtesy of conductor John Logan and the RSNO. This one-off Spree Festival show brings to a close an 18-month campaign for Painting of a Panic Attack, Frabbit's last record, and despite initial trepidation and nerves, it's a triumph. They open with the droning claustrophobia of Death Dream, which soars in the cavernous space, before the booze-soaked confessional I Wish I Was Sober pulsates with dramatic drums.

"I'm totally shitting myself here," Hutchison admits a few songs in, before new release Roadless emits a reflective melancholy. "You can't see fear from that far away," he jokes as the orchestra put distance between band and pews, then it's "time for the tissues" for the understated fading affection and sorrowful strings of Poke. Hutchison's gratitude for the occasion is palpable and the nerves fade by the time the orchestra exits for a while and the band launches into The Modern Leper. Frabbit really begin to hit their stride by Head Rolls Off, with Hutchison suggesting the song was made to be played in a church. "Maybe they'll cut us off," he laughs, "I've already said 'cunt'."

They've assembled a brilliant set list and even without the orchestra, who remarkably have only had one rehearsal with the band earlier in the day, the group's classics sound more confident than ever. Lights illuminate the Abbey's architectural splendour during the foot-stomping romp of Old Old Fashioned whilst Good Arms Vs. Bad Arms has never sounded bigger or better. Hutchison spits out a biting Scottish Winds whilst the harmonies on the frenetic Living in Colour are sensational.

The RSNO return for a beautiful, slowed down, string-laden Woke Up Hurting before show highlight 400 Bones is unbelievably moving in its first ever live outing. The swollen strings and bold brass take it to another level, whilst Floating in the Forth is sweeping and cinematic. Tonight can only end with the explicit Keep Yourself Warm, continuing the amusing irreverence in a working church. Over more than a decade Frightened Rabbit have grown to be one of the most respected bands in the country and the praise and worship shown through the evangelical audience cheers and spontaneous standing ovation are thoroughly deserved.