New book of artwork by Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison announced

nme.com:

Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison have announced the release of a book containing the late singer’s artwork and illustrations.In 2021, Hutchison’s family and collaborators collected the late frontman’s lyrics and artwork together for the first time in a book titled The Work – described by the surviving members of Frightened Rabbit as “a tribute to Scott’s unbridled creativity”.

The release was celebrated by fans, after he singer died by suicide in 2018.Now, Faber Music will again be working with the band to share a new book celebrating the idiosyncratic, darkly comic, acerbic and romantic imagination of Hutchison.

Living In Colour: The Art Of Scott Hutchison, set for publication on 13 July, will present Hutchison’s illustrations, ranging from his time as a student at the Glasgow School Of Art, through the birth and rise of Frightened Rabbit, a selection of his book illustrations for various poet friends, and “everything in between”.The band state that “the majority of illustrations, a huge swathe of which haven’t been published anywhere before, were provided by Scott’s family and friends.

The book also contains selected artwork that was contributed by fans. Scott’s family, alongside the remaining members of Frightened Rabbit, put out a call across social media in 2022 to submit pieces of Scott’s artwork from across the world“.Grant Hutchison, Scott’s brother and drummer of Frightened Rabbit (and now Twilight Sad), said:“After finding a lot of joy and positivity in putting together a book of Scott’s lyrics we always felt there was room for a companion project of Scott’s visual art that could go alongside it.“Before Scott wrote music, he was already an incredible illustrator and artist.