In January 2014, after a long tour in support of Frightened Rabbit's fourth studio album Pedestrian Verse (2013), Hutchison expressed his desire to record solo material without the band, stating: "The process has to be different, otherwise I'm just going to make a Frightened Rabbit-sounding record, which I really don't want to do." Hutchison recorded the project's sole album, Owl John (2014), alongside his Frightened Rabbit bandmate Andy Monaghan and the band's touring guitarist Simon Liddell. In that time I've dedicated so much of my life to that good wee band with a stupid name, I felt it was time to indulge Owl John." Regarding Owl John and his decision to release a solo record, Hutchison noted, "It was approximately 10 years ago that I started a band called Frightened Rabbit. Owl John was a solo musical project by Hutchison, formed in 2014. Influenced by the collapse of his relationship with his high school and college girlfriend Shell Jubin, the deeply personal album was released to widespread critical acclaim and increased the band's exposure significantly. Joined by guitarist Billy Kennedy, the band reissued the album on their new label and began work on its follow-up, The Midnight Organ Fight (2008), with producer Peter Katis, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The duo recorded the band's debut album, Sing the Greys, at The Diving Bell Lounge, with producer Marcus MacKay, and released it independently on local label, Hits the Fan, in 2006 the band signed soon after to Fat Cat Records. In 2003, Hutchison began performing under the name Frightened Rabbit, a name given to him by his mother to describe his once shy nature, and began recording and performing with his brother the following year. And you can see American folk's deep connections with Scottish folk." Music career Formation of Frightened Rabbit, Sing the Greys and The Midnight Organ Fight (2003–2009) I didn't know I could sing, I had been told I couldn't." His early songwriting influences included such American artists as Ryan Adams, Wilco and Laura Cantrell, with Hutchison noting, "When I started writing songs, my references were Americana acts. Initially considering himself solely a guitarist, Hutchison began singing at the age of nineteen, stating: "Up to that point I was just a guitar player. Moving to the city of Glasgow, he studied illustration at the Glasgow School of Art: "I was there for four years and I didn't particularly want to be an illustrator, so I wanted to apply the rules that I learnt to everything I do, in terms of working in a bank or writing music." While living in Glasgow, he worked in a specialist whisky shop in the residential area of Hyndland, noting: "I began to appreciate and admire the heritage of flavour in a dram of single malt." In particular, Hutchison avoided socialization with other children of his age, and would play by himself in silence. Hutchison suffered from anxiety and night terrors throughout his childhood, and his mother would often refer to him as her "little frightened rabbit". He was the second of three sons born to Marion and Ron Hutchison, grew up with a close relationship to his brothers Neil and Grant. Hutchison was born on 20 November 1981 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was raised in the Scottish Borders town of Selkirk.
Hutchison disappeared on, and his body was found the following day on the banks of the Firth of Forth. In 2016, the band released their fifth and final studio album, Painting of a Panic Attack. The following year, Hutchison recorded a solo album as Owl John.
Signing to Atlantic Records, the band released their fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse, in 2013.
įollowing the album's release, the band's fanbase expanded significantly and a third studio album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, was released in 2010. Initially a solo project, Hutchison collaborated with his brother Grant on the band's debut album, Sing the Greys (2006), and recorded the band's critical breakthrough, The Midnight Organ Fight (2008), as a three-piece, following the collapse of a romantic relationship. Hutchison studied illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, before forming Frightened Rabbit in 2003. His last musical project was the indie "supergroup" Mastersystem, featuring Frightened Rabbit bandmate and brother Grant alongside members of Editors and Minor Victories. Hutchison was also a member of the musical collective The Fruit Tree Foundation, and released one solo album under the moniker Owl John.
He was the founding member and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Frightened Rabbit, with whom he recorded five studio albums, and created the artwork for each release. Scott John Hutchison (20 November 1981 – ) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist.
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