'I F*cking Hate Mumford And Sons', Says Frightened Rabbit Star Scott Hutchinson
Friday, 25 January 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Scottish indie-folk Frightened Rabbit have hit out at fellow folk stars Mumford and Sons, with frontman Scott Hutchinson telling an interview that he ‘fucking hates that band’.
The band are currently gearing up for the release of their fourth album ‘Pedestrian Verse’ and were compared in an interview with Spin to the likes of The Lumineers and Mumford and Sons. Although many bands would love to be mentioned in the same name as the world-beating band, Scott Hutchinson and Frightened Rabbit seemed less than impressed.
Obviously incensed but remaining cool, Hutchinson told the interviewer: “Melodically, there are things we have in common with those bands, but I'm not sure we have embraced the entire aesthetic of Mumford and Sons. The things we share are a life-affirming aspect in spite of darker lyrical content, and the music comes alive at shows and stuff, but I hope that the new record pulls us away from that world. It's a slightly frustrating comparison because I don't hate those bands but I don't aspire to be like them in any way.”
After the interviewer revealed that he actually prefers Frightened Rabbit to Mumford and Sons, Hutchinson then began a much less polite tirade against them, and said: “I was trying to be very diplomatic but I fucking hate that band and don't want to be associated with them. I thought the first record did something that I appreciated, but with the second they were just shoveling the same shit. And that's one of the reasons we're trying to separate ourselves, because it's a huge insult to someone who's invested in the band to give them more of the same.”
What do you think of Hutchinson’s comments? Valid, or is he simply trying to cause a stir? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
Frightened Rabbit tour the UK this February - check the dates and links below to find tickets.
Fri February 8th 2013 - Waterfront, Norwich
Sat February 9th 2013 - The Institute, Birmingham
Mon February 11th 2013 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Tue February 12th 2013 - Brighton Concorde 2, Brighton
Wed February 13th 2013 - HMV Forum London, London
Thu February 14th 2013 - Junction 1, Cambridge
Sat February 16th 2013 - The Fleece, Bristol
Mon February 18th 2013 - The Sugarmill, Stoke
Thu February 21st 2013 - Nottingham Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Fri February 22nd 2013 - Gorilla, Manchester
Sat February 23rd 2013 - O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool
Mon February 25th 2013 - Sage, Gateshead
Tue February 26th 2013 - The Picture House, Edinburgh
Wed February 27th 2013 - Aberdeen Music Hall, Aberdeen
Thu February 28th 2013 - Barrowland, Glasgow
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