New Scott Hutchison artwork book shows his “generosity with his creativity”

nme.com:

Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison and his visual collaborator have spoken to NME about a new book of artwork created by the late singer.In 2021, Hutchison’s family and collaborators collected the late frontman’s lyrics and artwork together for the first time in a book titled The Work – described by the surviving members of Frightened Rabbit as “a tribute to Scott’s unbridled creativity”.

The release was celebrated by fans, after he singer died by suicide in 2018.Then last month, Faber Music released Living In Colour: The Art Of Scott Hutchison – a book celebrating the idiosyncratic, darkly comic, acerbic and romantic imagination of the frontman by presenting his illustrations, Frightened Rabbit artwork, sketches for fans, work from his time at Glasgow School Of Art and “everything in between”.“We always had it in mind, especially after the unexpected success of The Work, but it’s always something I felt should exist,” Scott’s brother and Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant Hutchison told NME.“We always knew that Scott was just as much an illustrator as he was a musician and a lyricist,” added renowned album designer DLT (Dave Thomas) – who worked with Hutchison across Frightened Rabbit artwork as well as helping put together The Work and Living In Colour. “There was all this stuff that I’d talked to him in the past; things like making a visual book.

This was something we always wanted to do and a no-brainer.”Living In Colour offers a lot of exclusive new material for Frightened Rabbit fans, with the band stating that “the majority of illustrations, a huge swathe of which haven’t been published anywhere before, were provided by Scott’s family and friends” and “selected artwork that was contributed by fans”.