Artist:Frightened Rabbit
Song:I Wish I Was Sober
Album:Painting of a Panic Attack
The Scottish band Frightened Rabbit were a successful album and touring act when they had just got a record deal with a major label. Just when it looked like they were getting somewhere, band leader Scott Hutchison committed suicide in 2018. Frightened Rabbit started as a Hutchison solo act. He was born Nov. 20, 1981 in Selkirk, Scotland. Frightened Rabbit was a nickname given to Hutchison by his mother because of his shyness. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art. Hutchison started writing and performing music as Frightened Rabbit. Then he turned it into a band with guitarist Billy Kennedy and his brother Grant Hutchison on drums. They recorded an album in 2006 and the indie label Fat Cat signed them after seeing them perform. Sing the Greys was released in 2007. Andy Monaghan and Gordon Skene joined the band. Skene left in 2014. They recorded three albums for Fat Cat. And though they were critically acclaimed and they were touring, they signed with Atlantic Records in 2011. After releasing an EP, Frightened Rabbit released the 2013 album Pedestrian Valve. I Wish I Was Sober is from the 2016 album Painting of a Panic Attack. The band was still critically acclaimed and they were charting higher and selling better on a bigger label. But they were still unable to cross over to pop. They never had that big hit single. Hutchison released a solo album as Owl John in 2014. In 2018, Hutchison was working on songs for a new album and building a new studio in Glasgow when he went missing on May 9, 2018. He was found dead the next day. His family revealed later that he committed suicide. That was the end of Frightened Rabbit. Here's the video for I Wish I Was Sober by Frightened Rabbit.
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