#frightened rabbit

Scott Hutchison was a brilliant songwriter and accomplished musician. His music grappled with the brutal, terrifying reality of depression, and documented his long struggle to find peace. I had a chance to interview him once, in 2010, and among other things we talked about his lifelong efforts to preserve his mental health. It came after Pitchfork had panned their third album, and I wrote a response, in which among other things I wrote about the powerful darkness that seemed to stalk him always.

And so I was deeply saddened to read today that he had passed away. His music brought me profound joy and comfort over the past decade — particularly this song, a pep talk to the self that I play for myself whenever I need a push to break away from the past. Frightened Rabbit was still making vital music up until the end. I will miss Scott deeply.

Are you a man, are you a bag of sand?

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Frightened Rabbit, “Nitrous Gas”

From Acts of Man, by Frightened Rabbit

and you should be less rude
you don’t know what it might do for you
I’d be less rude to you
we might just get along, too

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