The Glasgow band, The Twilight Sad joined up with Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant Hutchinson to cover their emotional track “Keep Yourself Warm”. The song is dedicated to commemorating the sad passing of Hutchinson’s brother Scott in 2018.
The song was performed in Glasgow to a home crowd on the 1st April 2020 and aside from featuring the drummer Grant Hutchinson from Frightened Rabbit, Alex Mackay (guitarist of Mogwai) has stepped in for Andy Macfarlane who is currently unable to perform for personal reasons.
The Twilight Sad have made the cover of “Keep Yourself Warm” a staple of their live sets since 2018 when their close friend Scott Hutchinson tragically took his own life. Speaking back in 2018, The Twilight Sad singer James Graham explained why the song is a regular fixture in their shows, saying; “We have been playing ‘Keep Yourself Warm’ and I’ve bawled my eyes out and probably will again, but even if there’s one person in the crowd who loved Scott then it’s worth it. I don’t know if other people have had the release that we’ve been able to have. If they see me being a bawling mess on stage, then maybe they’ll realise it’s OK to release these feelings. You cannot keep this sh** inside. After what’s happened with Scott, it proves that you’ve got to share things with each other. It’s never going to get easy. We phone each other and speak about it every day now and it doesn’t feel real at all, but we’ve got a platform to sing Scott’s songs. If we don’t do that, then shame on us. That song’s in our set forever now.”
The Twilight Sad have also been known to cover other songs by Frightened Rabbit such as; “The Midnight Organ Fight”, “Floating In The Forth” and “Fast Blood”. However, the latest renditions of Frightened Rabbit’s canon are made all the more poignant with the accompaniment of Scott’s brother Grant on drums.
The Twilight Sad will be supporting The Cure on their upcoming UK and European shows in 2022. Tickets can be found here.
A mental health charity has been set up in Scott Hutchinson’s memory called Tiny Changes “with 100% of profits going directly toward helping young minds feel better”. Those who would like to donate to the cause can do so here.
In 2021, Hutchinson’s family and bandmates have come together to share a book of his lyrics and artwork called “The Work”. With “handwritten excerpts by Scott, alongside his illustrations, many of which have never been seen before”. Copies of the book are available to be purchased here.
