Frightened Rabbit: Last News

Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison and his visual collaborator have spoken to NME about a new book of artwork created by the late singer.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.Then last month, Faber Music released Living In Colour: The Art Of Scott Hutchison – a book celebrating the idiosyncratic, darkly comic, acerbic and romantic imagination of the frontman by presenting his illustrations, Frightened Rabbit artwork, sketches for fans, work from his time at Glasgow School Of Art and “everything in between”.“We always had it in mind, especially after the unexpected success of The Work, but it’s always something I felt should exist,” Scott’s brother and Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant Hutchison told NME.“We always knew that Scott was just as much an illustrator as he was a musician and a lyricist,” added renowned album designer DLT (Dave Thomas) – who worked with Hutchison across Frightened Rabbit artwork as well as helping put together The Work and Living In Colour.

Frightened Rabbit‘s late frontman Scott Hutchison – is set to be reissued with a limited edition zine.The reissue of the self-titled LP – which is Hutchison’s first and only album of his solo project – is set for release on May 2 and available for pre-order here. The new vinyl will come with a zine containing recollections from the time and unseen photos from the making of the album.Originally released in August 2014, Owl John was a way for the late Hutchison to recuperate after a lengthy touring campaign.

Frightened Rabbit song ‘Head Rolls Off’ in support of the Tiny Changes charity.Tiny Changes was set up in memory of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison, who took his own life in May 2018 after battling depression. The charity was launched by the late musician’s family – his brother and Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant, brother Neil and his parents.Its name was inspired by a lyric from Frightened Rabbit’s song ‘Heads Roll Off’ (“While I’m alive, I’ll make tiny changes to Earth”), and it aims to improve the mental health of children and young people.

Frightened Rabbit have announced that they are working on a documentary and have asked fans to contribute with photos and videos.Taking to their official Instagram account, the band shared a post in which they said they had been approached by filmmaker William Miller in 2017 about making a documentary specifically about their 2008 album ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’, with the plan of releasing something for its 10-year anniversary celebration in 2018.They explained that due to the passing of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison, almost everything for the documentary had been put “on hold whilst we coped with the loss of Scott and in a lot of ways the end of FR. We never fully gave up on the idea of getting this film made and thankfully neither did the team involved in making it – so this year we picked those conversations back up and are in the process of making this film a reality.”“As with most things we try to do, we want this story to be told from as many perspectives as possible and are keen to create something that feels like it’s from the FR community as much as it is for it,” they continued.

Sam Fender covered Frightened Rabbit‘s ‘The Modern Leper’ during his headline performance at TRNSMT Festival over the weekend – watch the fan-shot footage below.The North Shields singer-songwriter delivered a 17-song set on the main stage at the Glasgow event last Saturday (July 8) following appearances from the likes of Kasabian, Aitch and Inhaler.Towards the end of the show, Fender treated fans to a stripped-back rendition of ‘The Modern Leper’, the opening track of Frightened Rabbit’s second album ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’ (2008).That studio record was reimagined by various artists in 2019 in memory of the Scottish band’s founding member and primary songwriter, Scott Hutchison, who died by suicide the previous year.Fender’s version of ‘The Modern Leper’ featured the musician’s guitar technician Fraser Fulton, also of the Scottish band Midnight Ambulance.Sharing a clip of the performance on their Twitter profile, the duo wrote: “Well that was cool. Check out Fraser ripping up the main stage @TRNSMTfest with the one and only @samfendermusic for a beautiful @FRabbits encore.

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.

Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab For Cutie is up for auction to raise money for mental health charity Tiny Changes.The charity was set up by the family of late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison, who died by suicide in May 2018.It aims to improve mental health in children and young people in Scotland and takes its name from a lyric from the Frightened Rabbit song ‘Head Rolls Off’ (“While I’m alive, I’ll make tiny changes to Earth”).Announcing the auction on Instagram, Tiny Changes wrote: “Kindly donated by @grabbit @frabbits, this special, one-of-a-kind Fender Jazz Bass guitar was signed by both Frightened Rabbit and @deathcabforcutie during their 2011 summer tour in the USA.“We’re auctioning this unique piece of musical history to help boost the total of our very first Make Tiny Changes Month – a campaign that’s raised over £15k so far this March for young people’s mental health.”The auction went live at 9pm yesterday (March 26) and is set to close in nine days. You can find out more and bid here.A post shared by Tiny Changes (@tinychanges)Earlier this month, The Twilight Sad shared a live cover of Frightened Rabbit‘s ‘Keep Yourself Warm’.The song was recorded on the band’s recent European tour supporting The Cure and was released exclusively on Bandcamp on a pay-what-you-want basis, with all proceeds going to Tiny Changes.Hutchison’s brother Grant, who joined The Twilight Sad as its drummer following the disbandment of Frightened Rabbit, took to Instagram to have his say on the cover.

The Twilight Sad have shared a live cover of Frightened Rabbit‘s ‘Keep Yourself Warm’.The song was recorded on the band’s recent European tour supporting The Cure and will be released exclusively on Bandcamp on a pay-what-you-want basis. All proceeds will go to Tiny Changes, the charity set up by the family of late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison.Hutchison died by suicide in May 2018, and Tiny Changes was set up in his memory.

Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation as first minister.The leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) made the announcement during a last-minute news conference at Bute House in Edinburgh at 11am GMT yesterday (February 15).Speaking to the press, Sturgeon said it had been a “privilege” to serve as Scotland’s first minister for the past eight years, calling it “the very best job in the world”.She explained that her decision to step down was “not a reaction to short term pressures” but came from “a deeper and longer-term assessment”.Sturgeon is the longest-serving first minister, and the only female to have occupied the role.Writing on Twitter, Mogwai‘s Stuart Braithwaite said he was “devastated” over Sturgeon’s resignation. “It felt wonderful to feel genuinely proud of the person leading our country,” he continued.“I wish her all the best for the future and thank her for her everything she has done for Scotland.”Really devastated about @NicolaSturgeon resigning.

The Twilight Sad.The former Frightened Rabbit drummer and brother of the band’s late singer and guitarist Scott Hutchison has played a number of live shows with the Scottish band since the departure of their original sticksman Mark Devine in 2018. Another touring drummer, Sebastien Schultz, has also played with the band in recent years.Hutchison took to his Instagram over the weekend to announce that he is now a full-time member of the band.“And so starts a new thing…although it doesn’t feel so much like a new thing as it does a continuation of a life I thought maybe I’d lost after Scott died,” Hutchison began in his post.

Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant Hutchison performed live with The Twilight Sad at their Scottish festival show yesterday (August 27) – see footage below.The Scottish band – who collaborated with Frightened Rabbit on a number of occasions – were playing the Connect Festival in their homeland on Saturday, and were joined by Hutchison on drums.Back in April, The Twilight Sad covered Frightened Rabbit’s ‘Keep Yourself Warm’ with Grant, a song that the band have regularly covered at shows since their close friend, Frightened Rabbit frontman and Grant’s brother, Scott Hutchison, died by suicide in 2018.Sharing a photo from the Connect Festival performance, Grant also threw back to 15 years prior, sharing a photo of Scott performing with Twilight Sad frontman James Graham.See the post and footage of the performance at Connect below.A post shared by Grant Hutchison (@grabbit)Speaking to NME in 2019, Graham discussed how singing Scott’s Frightened Rabbit songs on stage and on record helped to keep him connected to his friend.“When Scott passed away, there were so many messages, memories and story about him on the internet,” he said. “They were beautiful things, and people said so many amazing things about Scott, but I couldn’t do it.

Poster Paints, the Scottish indie-pop duo made up of vocalist Carla J Easton of TeenCanteen and Frightened Rabbit‘s Simon Liddell, have announced their debut album.The pair first met through Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines, for whom Easton has played keyboards. They shared their melodic, shoegaze-tinged single ‘Never Saw It Coming’ in 2021, which followed debut single ‘Number 1’.

Frightened Rabbit and late frontman Scott Hutchison’s family have asked fans to share photos of his artwork for a new book, which follows last year’s book The Work.The band shared the special request on their social media pages, with a caption that reads: “As we were putting together our recent book The Work, a collection of Scott’s lyrics alongside snippets of his scribblings, it became clear that there was enough great material for a companion piece that could sit alongside it, celebrating the visual elements of Scott’s art.“We’re working with @fabermusicpublishing to create a collection of Scott’s artwork spanning his whole life. So much of the art he made during his time in the band lives in the hands and hearts of other people, so we would like to put out this call to anyone who may have a drawing, a painting or any form of illustration of Scott’s, to send us a photo so we can make this collection as broad and as expansive as we can.“Please email your photos to livingincolour@fabermusic.com along with your name and any details of when and where the illustration is from, by 4 July 2022.

The Twilight Sad paid tribute to the late Scott Hutchison at their show in Glasgow last night (Friday April 1) by covering Frightened Rabbit‘s ‘Keep Yourself Warm’ with the band’s drummer.Yesterday, the Scottish band announced that their two hometown gigs at the Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom would see them joined by Frightened Rabbit’s drummer, Scott’s brother Grant Hutchison. Mogwai’s Alex Mackay also stepped in for Twilight Sad guitarist Andy MacFarlane, who was unable to perform “due to personal reasons”.The band have regularly covered ‘Keep Yourself Warm’ at shows since their close friend Hutchison took his own life in 2018.

The Twilight Sad have announced that they will be joined by members of Mogwai and Frightened Rabbit for their pair of shows at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow this weekend.The Scottish band had originally been due to play the gigs back in April 2020, but they have been postponed a number of times since due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Twilight Sad will finally kick off the first of two nights at the Barrowland tonight (April 1), with a second show following tomorrow evening (April 2).Addressing their fans this afternoon ahead of the gigs, The Twilight Sad confirmed that they will be fielding a different line-up to normal. Guitarist Andy MacFarlane will not be performing this weekend “due to personal reasons”, so Mogwai’s Alex Mackay will be filling in in his place.A post shared by The Twilight Sad (@thetwilightsad)The continued impact of COVID-19 on international travel and touring has also ruled out drummer Sebastien Schultz, who is based in North America, from taking part in this weekend’s gigs.

Frank Turner has opened up about how losing Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison and the theme of “acceptance” shaped his new album ‘FTHC’.Hutchison, who died by suicide in 2018, was recently immortalised by his friend Turner on the single ‘A Wave Across The Bay‘ from his ninth album ‘FTHC’ – released last week (Friday February 11). The song addresses Turner’s relationship with the late singer, as well as coming to terms with Hutchison’s final days and his decision to take his own life.“I try to write in an unforced way, and that was an extreme example of that,” Turner told NME.

Frightened Rabbit frontman.Made possible with money left over crowdfunding campaign spearheaded by Ade Cartwright to erect another bench in Hutchison’s honour in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove park, according to Stereogum, this new bench was unveiled at the loch side in Selkirk, Scotland – Hutchison’s hometown.Described by the band as a way for “family, friends and fans to find a moment of peace”, the bench is inscribed with a Frightened Rabbit lyric from 2008’s ‘Head Rolls Off’: “While I’m alive, I’ll make tiny changes to earth“.A post shared by Frightened Rabbit (@frabbits)In a statement, Cartwright, who designed the bench with two others, said that the bench is for “all those out there who have been touched by Scott’s lyrics and music, his humour

The Twilight Sad covered Frightened Rabbit‘s ‘Fast Blood’ at their gig in Paisley last night (October 15) – see footage below.The band were playing a set in the Spiegeltent as part of the Spree music and arts festival.“We decided we wanted to cover another one of our friends’ songs,” frontman James Graham said before the performance. “I know most of you will know it, so please, please help me out.