News
Everyday Life Due Out This Friday via Parlophone/Atlantic
Nov 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Coldplay are releasing a new album, Everyday Life, this Friday via Parlophone/Atlantic. Now they have shared two new songs: “Daddy” and “Champion of the World.” The latter has a co-writing credit from the late Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit and the former is accompanied by a video produced by Aardman Animations (Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep). More
Tiny Changes - A Celebration of The Midnight Organ Fight Due Out July 12 via Canvasback Music/Atlantic; Also Features Benjamin Gibbard, Lauren Mayberry, a
Jun 18, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Last year, Scott Hutchison, 36-year-old frontman for Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, was found dead of apparent suicide after he was earlier reported missing by the band. Now the band have announced Tiny Changes - A Celebration of The Midnight Organ Fight, a new tribute album where different artists cover each song on their 2008 album The Midnight Organ Fight. More
Hutchison Passed Away in May, Video Chronicles Band’s Only Tour
Nov 05, 2018
By Charles Steinberg
Back in May, Scott Hutchison, 36-year-old frontman for Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, was found dead of apparent suicide after he was earlier reported missing by the band. His final release in his lifetime was Dance Music, a debut album released in April by supergroup Mastersystem, which featured Hutchison alongside his brother Grant Hutchison (also Frightened Rabbit’s drummer) and brothers Justin and James Lockey of Editors and Minor Victories. Now Mastersystem has shared a video for the album’s “Old Team,” which the band are calling their final single. The video features footage from the band’s first and only tour. More
Sleep in the Park Concert to Happen in Glasgow on December 8
Aug 30, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Back in May, Scott Hutchison, 36-year-old frontman for Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, was found dead of apparent suicide after he was earlier reported missing by the band. Now the band have announced their first show without Hutchison; they will be playing the Sleep in the Park concert in Glasgow on December 8, which benefits the homeless and is being put on by the non-profit Social Bite. More
May 16, 2018
By Mischa Pearlman
There is no timeline, no deadline, for grief, especially when death is involved. You stare into the abyss, searching for answers, for reasons, for some sort of sense to emerge from the infinite blackness, but nothing comes except tears. More
That Time the Cast of a Famous Sitcom Came to Their Show; Plus Revisit Some of Hutchison’s Greatest Collaborations
May 13, 2018
By Paul Bullock
The sudden tragic loss of Scott Hutchison has left family, friends, and the international music community heartbroken. Hutchison was a beloved figure. His music defined a specific modern Scottish sound, one both tied to the past and facing the future, characterized by startling beauty, bold honesty, and a spirit of genuine artistic interplay that is exceptionally rare in a world that can seem increasingly fractured. More
Remembering the Late Scottish Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
May 12, 2018
By Michael Hall
Scott Hutchison, who died this week aged just 36, was a handsome, stocky Scottish fella with a beard, often found wrapped in a checked shirt and with a guitar or, failing that, a fine whisky in hand. More
Hutchison Reported Missing on Wednesday
May 11, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Scott Hutchison, 36-year-old frontman for Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, has been found dead, after being reported missing on Wednesday. The band has issued a statement about his passing. Various other musicians have paid tribute to Hutchison, including Belle and Sebatian’s Stuart Murdoch, Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai and Minor Victories, The National’s Bryce Dessner, Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, labelmates alt-J, Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura and Tracyanne and Danny, Snow Patrol, and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. More
Band is Concerned for His Wellbeing, He is Believed to be in Edinburgh
May 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Scott Hutchison, 36-year-old frontman for Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, has been reported missing by the band. On Twitter the band wrote: “We are worried about Scott, who has been missing for a little while now. He may be in a fragile state and may not be making the best decisions for himself right now.” More
Interviews
Grant Hutchison, The Twilight Sad's James Graham, and Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite on the Late Frightened Rabbit Singer
Jun 10, 2019
By Matt Conner
The nightmare began with two tweets, sent 19 minutes apart, on May 8, 2018.
"Many other countries of Scotland's size are independent and I feel that our cultural identity is in fact stronger then many of those places."
Sep 02, 2014
By Mark Redfern
We have a special theme on Under the Radar’s website this week which we’re simply calling Scotland Week. All throughout the week we will be posting interviews, reviews, lists, and blog posts relating to Scotland and in particular Scottish music. For some of the Scotland Week Q&As we emailed out the same set of Scottish related questions to various different musicians from the country.