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Owl John - Owl John
There's so much heart to this record that it simply demands to be absorbed.»
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Owl John, aka Scott Hutchison of critically acclaimed Scottish group Frightened Rabbit, releases of his self-titled debut album, through Atlantic Records. The record, produced by Andy Monaghan of Frightened Rabbit and good friend Simon Liddell of Olympic Swimmers, was recorded between the Isle of Mull in Scotland and the West Coast of America. The Owl John album was born of Scott's desire to get creatively inspired ahead of the next Frightened Rabbit record, and with the rest of the band on a break following the release of their 4th album 'Pedestrian Verse' (their first with Atlantic Records) reaching the Top 10 in February 2013. Scott headed to the Isle Of Mull with the mission to write and record an album in two weeks. With Andy and Simon (who also plays guitar from Frightened Rabbit's live band), they hired a space in the Island's Tobermory Arts Centre, 'An Tobar'. For a fortnight they made music by day and drank whisky by night; at the end an album was made and 'Owl John' was born. The Owl John album, which showcases Scott's trademark brutal honesty, sees a different direction from the music of Frightened Rabbit. Raw, powerful and often heart-breaking, 'Owl John' will see Scott step out of Frightened Rabbit's shadow.
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