Stream: Owl John, ‘Hate Music’
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Scott Hutchison, the frontman of Scottish anthemic rockers Frightened Rabbit, introduces his solo project Owl John in verse: “John is a homeless. John is a priest. John is a witness. John is a beast. John is a weirdo. John is a thief. John is a wino. Listen, bleed, weep.” The tunes on Owl John’s forthcoming self-titled album (due Aug. 5 via Canvasback/Atlantic) were made with Frightened Rabbit mate Andy Monaghan and Simon Liddell of Olympic Swimmers. It features the same gritty poesy fans have seen on four Frightened Rabbit full-lengths, only … well, grittier. “Hate Music,” for instance. Or don’t.
||| Stream: “Hate Music”
||| Live: Owl John plays tonight at the Echo.
Photo from Frightened Rabbit’s 2010 show at the Mayan by Laurie Scavo
[…] (alhugh Hutchison did did manage to get one last solo effort out of his system under the moniker Owl John in 2014). In addition to an upcoming album, Frightened Rabbit will play a slew of festivals, […]