Frightened Rabbit bandleader Scott Hutchison knew that he was sinking into an abyss—mentally, emotionally, even spiritually—after the 2013 release of Pedestrian Verse, the Scottish group’s breakthrough album. But he couldn’t gauge the true depth of his situation until he began seeing his followers in a dreary new light. But the singer finally got help, from some rather unusual sources. All of which led to the fifth Frightened Rabbit epistle—the aptly dubbed Painting Of A Panic Attack, produced by the National’s Aaron Dessner. Hutchison and his bandmates—Grant Hutchison, Billy Kennedy, Andy Monaghan and Simon Liddell—will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature.
Kennedy: As a founding member of Health Tour, I thought it worth explaining the concept. Up until a couple of years ago, along with the memories and stories we would bring back from tour, we would also drag back our sorry, greying, bloated bodies. Touring, particularly in America, had its downsides: a shit-ton of bread, meat, cheese and booze meant that, what should be a joyous reunion with our loved ones, was often a look of disgust from our other halves and families back home. And so Health Tour was born. Our weakness for these stodgy foodstuffs means that we have to create strict rules and consequences for breaking these rules. Please read contract for further detail.
My vice items in the last tour were:
Beer
Cider
Bread
Cheese
Meat
