Owl John

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Owl John was the solo project of Scott John Hutchison (20 November 1981 – 9 May 2018), best known as the frontman and primary songwriter of Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit. Released in 2014, the self-titled Owl John album offered a deeply personal and sonically adventurous detour from Scott Hutchison’s work with the band, showcasing a darker, more introspective side of his artistry. Created during a period of emotional exhaustion and creative burnout following extensive touring, Owl John emerged as both catharsis and reinvention. Recorded between Scotland and Los Angeles with Frightened Rabbit bandmate Andy Monaghan and producer Simon Liddell, the album blends jagged electronic textures, ambient flourishes, and raw acoustic moments. It retains Scott Hutchison’s unmistakable lyrical fingerprints—honest, self-deprecating, poetic—but pushes into more experimental territory both musically and thematically. Songs like “Hate Music” and “Los Angeles, Be Kind” reflect Scott Hutchison’s conflicted relationship with fame, isolation, and identity, while others like “Red Hand” and “A Good Reason to Grow Old” channel the restless energy of someone seeking solace in displacement. Though quieter than Frightened Rabbit’s anthemic choruses, Owl John delivers its emotional punches with even more intensity. Scott Hutchison’s passing in 2018 gave Owl John an added layer of poignancy—what was once a side project now feels like a revealing, stand-alone chapter in a brilliant but brief career. Today, Owl John is remembered as a bold, unfiltered expression from one of Scotland’s most beloved songwriters—an intimate portrait of an artist wrestling with his shadows, and leaving behind something beautiful in the process.

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01	Cold Creeps	Owl John	Owl John			04:23
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
04	Songs About Roses	Owl John	Owl John			03:50
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
05	Los Angeles, Be Kind	Owl John	Owl John			03:40
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
10	Stupid Boy	Owl John	Owl John			02:28
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
07	A Good Reason to Grow Old	Owl John	Owl John			04:11
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
09	Don't Take off the Gloves	Owl John	Owl John			03:24
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
06	Ten Tons of Silence	Owl John	Owl John			03:13
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
02	Two	Owl John	Owl John			03:46
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
03	Hate Music	Owl John	Owl John			02:47
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
08	Red Hand	Owl John	Owl John			03:30
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
01	Patterns in the Paint	Owl John	Patterns in the Paint			02:14
	Tekstforfatter: Owl John / Komponister: Owl John

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Owl John

℗ 2014 Atlantic Records UK, a Warner Music Group Company: 01-08-2014

Owl John

01	Cold Creeps	Owl John	Owl John			04:23
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
02	Two	Owl John	Owl John			03:46
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
03	Hate Music	Owl John	Owl John			02:47
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
04	Songs About Roses	Owl John	Owl John			03:50
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
05	Los Angeles, Be Kind	Owl John	Owl John			03:40
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
06	Ten Tons of Silence	Owl John	Owl John			03:13
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell
07	A Good Reason to Grow Old	Owl John	Owl John			04:11
	Tekstforfatter: Scott Hutchison / Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell

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Singler

Patterns in the Paint

2026 Damien Jurado: 04-08-2026

Patterns in the Paint

01	Patterns in the Paint	Owl John	Patterns in the Paint			02:14
	Tekstforfatter: Owl John / Komponister: Owl John

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Acoustic Indie

2021 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 22-01-2021

Acoustic Indie

01	Better Things	Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly	Acoustic Indie			02:42
02	Tell Her You Love Her (Acoustic)	Echosmith	Acoustic Indie			04:19
03	The Time of Times	Badly Drawn Boy	Acoustic Indie			03:20
04	Burning Bridges (Demo)	Jason Mraz	Acoustic Indie			03:49
05	Head In Your Hands (Acoustic)	D.I.D.	Acoustic Indie			04:28
06	Shopping Trolley (Early Version)	Beth Orton	Acoustic Indie			03:05
	Komponister: Beth Orton - M Ward
07	I Am the Rain	Peter Doherty	Acoustic Indie			03:11
	Komponister: John Robinson - Peter Doherty

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Alternative Indie

2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 05-04-2019

Alternative Indie

01	Whirring	The Joy Formidable	Alternative Indie			06:47
02	Heart On Fire	Scars On 45	Alternative Indie			03:39
03	Celeste	Ezra Vine	Alternative Indie			03:23
04	Hotel	Tori Amos	Alternative Indie			05:19
	Komponister: Tori Amos
05	Made Concrete	The Republic Tigers	Alternative Indie			03:52
	Komponister: Adam McGill - Justin Tricomi - Kenn Jankowski - Marc Pepperman - Ryan Pinkston
06	Go	Delilah	Alternative Indie			03:33
	Komponister: D. H. Wolinski
07	Dirty Laundry	All Time Low	Alternative Indie			03:17

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Sad and Slow: Indie

2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 28-08-2020

Sad and Slow: Indie

01	Without a Kiss	Badly Drawn Boy	Sad and Slow: Indie			05:37
	Tekstforfatter: Badly Drawn Boy / Komponister: Badly Drawn Boy
02	Fail for You	Luke Sital-Singh	Sad and Slow: Indie			04:16
	Tekstforfatter: Luke Sital-Singh / Komponister: Luke Sital-Singh
03	What Do I Do Now	Cardiknox	Sad and Slow: Indie			03:31
	Tekstforfatter: John Shanks - Lonnie Angle - Thomas Dutton / Komponister: John Shanks - Lonnie Angle - Thomas Dutton
04	I Won't Give Up	Jason Mraz	Sad and Slow: Indie			04:00
	Tekstforfatter: Jason Mraz - Michael Natter / Komponister: Jason Mraz - Michael Natter
05	Razor Blades and Hand Grenades	Josiah Leming	Sad and Slow: Indie			04:57
	Tekstforfatter: Josiah Leming / Komponister: Josiah Leming
06	Salome	Peter Doherty	Sad and Slow: Indie			03:15
	Komponister: Mik Whitnall - Peter Doherty
07	What If I Leave	Rachael Yamagata	Sad and Slow: Indie			05:03
	Tekstforfatter: Rachael Yamagata / Komponister: Rachael Yamagata

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Summer Folk

2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 27-06-2024

Summer Folk

01	Pink Skies	Zach Bryan	Summer Folk			03:14
	Tekstforfatter: Zach Bryan / Komponister: Zach Bryan
02	Carry You Home	Alex Warren	Summer Folk			02:46
	Tekstforfatter: Alex Warren - Adam Yaron - Cal Shapiro - Mags Duval / Komponister: Alex Warren - Adam Yaron - Cal Shapiro - Mags Duval
03	Scared to Start	Michael Marcagi	Summer Folk			02:39
	Tekstforfatter: Andrew Yorio - Michael Marcagi / Komponister: Andrew Yorio - Michael Marcagi
04	Slow It Down	Benson Boone	Summer Folk			02:41
	Tekstforfatter: Jason Evigan - CONNOR MCDONOUGH - Riley mcdonough - Benson Boone - Jackson LaFrantz Larsen / Komponister: Jason Evigan - CONNOR MCDONOUGH - Riley mcdonough - Benson Boone - Jackson LaFrantz Larsen
05	Georgia	Vance Joy	Summer Folk			03:50
	Tekstforfatter: Vance Joy / Komponister: Vance Joy
06	Overtime (feat. Kacey Musgraves)	Rainbow Kitten Surprise	Summer Folk			02:53
	Tekstforfatter: Ela Melo - Daniel Tashian / Komponister: Ela Melo - Daniel Tashian
07	Save You a Seat	Alex Warren	Summer Folk			03:17
	Tekstforfatter: Alex Warren - Adam Yaron - Cal Shapiro / Komponister: Alex Warren - Adam Yaron - Cal Shapiro

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Indie Folk Now

2023 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 26-05-2023

Indie Folk Now

01	The Blower's Daughter	Damien Rice	Indie Folk Now			04:46
	Tekstforfatter: Damien Rice / Komponister: Damien Rice
02	I'm with You	Vance Joy	Indie Folk Now			03:59
	Tekstforfatter: Simone Felipe - Vance Joy / Komponister: Simone Felipe - Vance Joy
03	Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)	Daisy Jones & The Six	Indie Folk Now			05:32
	Tekstforfatter: Blake Mills - Jason Boesel - Jonathan Rice - Marcus Mumford - Stephony Smith / Komponister: Blake Mills - Jason Boesel - Jonathan Rice - Marcus Mumford - Stephony Smith
04	Steady	The Staves	Indie Folk Now			03:28
	Tekstforfatter: Camilla Staveley-Taylor - Emily Staveley-Taylor - Jessica Staveley-Taylor / Komponister: Camilla Staveley-Taylor - Emily Staveley-Taylor - Jessica Staveley-Taylor
05	No Love Like Yours	Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros	Indie Folk Now			02:58
06	The Voyager	Jenny Lewis	Indie Folk Now			03:30
	Tekstforfatter: Jenny Lewis / Komponister: Jenny Lewis
07	Memorial	Devendra Banhart	Indie Folk Now			04:38
	Tekstforfatter: Devendra Banhart / Komponister: Devendra Banhart

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Indie Nights

2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 10-01-2020

Indie Nights

01	Cool Kids (RAC Mix)	Echosmith	Indie Nights			04:19
02	Winter	Tori Amos	Indie Nights			05:42
	Komponister: Tori Amos
03	My December	Linkin Park	Indie Nights			04:20
04	Inside My Love	Delilah	Indie Nights			04:41
	Komponister: Leon Ware - Minnie Riperton - Richard Rudolph
05	Everybody Loves You (Baby)	CeeLo Green	Indie Nights			03:32
06	Fuck You	The Downtown Fiction	Indie Nights			03:31
07	Three Times a Lady	Cobra Starship	Indie Nights			02:44

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Indie Darlings

2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 08-05-2020

Indie Darlings

01	Without a Kiss	Badly Drawn Boy	Indie Darlings			05:37
	Tekstforfatter: Badly Drawn Boy / Komponister: Badly Drawn Boy
02	Reflektor	Echosmith	Indie Darlings			04:51
	Tekstforfatter: Arcade Fire / Komponister: Arcade Fire
03	Back to Back	Wolf Gang	Indie Darlings			04:14
	Tekstforfatter: Max McElligott / Komponister: Max McElligott
04	Daybreaker	Beth Orton	Indie Darlings			03:55
	Tekstforfatter: Beth Orton / Komponister: Beth Orton
05	You Are Invisible	Anya Marina	Indie Darlings			03:51
	Tekstforfatter: Anya Marina / Komponister: Anya Marina
06	Sheepskin Tearaway	Peter Doherty	Indie Darlings			02:42
	Tekstforfatter: Dot Allison - Peter Doherty / Komponister: Dot Allison - Peter Doherty
07	Fire Escape	Fanfarlo	Indie Darlings			02:59
	Tekstforfatter: C. lucas - L. Beckenham - L. Finch - M. West - Memon - S. Balthazar / Komponister: C. lucas - L. Beckenham - L. Finch - M. West - Memon - S. Balthazar

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indie folk music

2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 11-04-2024

indie folk music

01	Scared to Start	Michael Marcagi	indie folk music			02:39
	Tekstforfatter: Andrew Yorio - Michael Marcagi / Komponister: Andrew Yorio - Michael Marcagi
02	Your New Twin Sized Bed	Death Cab for Cutie	indie folk music			03:06
	Tekstforfatter: Benjamin Gibbard - Nick Harmer / Komponister: Benjamin Gibbard - Nick Harmer
03	Don't Fade	Vance Joy	indie folk music			03:10
	Tekstforfatter: Dave Bassett - Vance Joy / Komponister: Dave Bassett - Vance Joy
04	It’s Called: Freefall	Rainbow Kitten Surprise	indie folk music			02:32
	Tekstforfatter: Ela Melo / Komponister: Ela Melo
05	Your Arms	Birdy	indie folk music			03:51
	Tekstforfatter: Dan Priddy - Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde - Mark Crew / Komponister: Dan Priddy - Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde - Mark Crew
06	No Love Like Yours	Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros	indie folk music			02:58
	Tekstforfatter: Alex Ebert / Komponister: Alex Ebert
07	Talk of the Town	Dasha	indie folk music			03:14
	Tekstforfatter: Anna Dasha Novotny - Louis Castle - James Bairian / Komponister: Anna Dasha Novotny - Louis Castle - James Bairian

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Weekend Indie

2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 14-06-2019

Weekend Indie

01	Live for the Weekend	3OH!3	Weekend Indie			03:52
02	Good Girls Go Bad	Cobra Starship	Weekend Indie			03:16
	Komponister: Alex Suarez - Cobra Starship - Gabe Saporta - J. Kasher - K. DioGuardi - K. Rudolf - Nate Novarro - Ryland Blackinton - Victoria Asher
03	Living for the Weekend	Hard-Fi	Weekend Indie			03:42
04	Clothes Off!!	Gym Class Heroes	Weekend Indie			03:55
	Komponister: Preston Glass
05	Sunburns	Fences	Weekend Indie			03:49
06	Rich Girls	The Virgins	Weekend Indie			03:00
	Komponister: The Virgins
07	Dirty Laundry	All Time Low	Weekend Indie			03:17

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Modern Folk

2021 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 08-10-2021

Modern Folk

01	Absinthe	Beth Orton	Modern Folk			04:02
	Komponister: Beth Orton
02	Bittersweet Reel	Chris Thile	Modern Folk			05:06
03	A Song for the Broken	Shana Morrison	Modern Folk			03:39
04	Cradlesong	Ezra Vine	Modern Folk			05:31
	Tekstforfatter: JOSEPH FARIS
05	Breathe	Eliza Carthy	Modern Folk			04:14
	Tekstforfatter: Barnaby Stradling - Ben Ivitsky - Eliza Carthy - Sam Thomas
06	The Fox and the Bee	The Duhks	Modern Folk			03:26
07	Resistance Song	Jill Sobule	Modern Folk			02:59
	Tekstforfatter: Jill Sobule

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Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana

2023 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 19-09-2023

Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana

01	Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)	Daisy Jones & The Six	Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana			05:32
	Tekstforfatter: Blake Mills - Jason Boesel - Jonathan Rice - Marcus Mumford - Stephony Smith / Komponister: Blake Mills - Jason Boesel - Jonathan Rice - Marcus Mumford - Stephony Smith
02	Celeste	Ezra Vine	Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana			03:23
	Tekstforfatter: JOSEPH FARIS / Komponister: JOSEPH FARIS
03	Solving Problems	Brent Cobb	Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana			02:34
	Tekstforfatter: Brent Cobb - Joshua Nathan Taylor / Komponister: Brent Cobb - Joshua Nathan Taylor
04	Everything Is Making You	Luke Sital-Singh	Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana			03:16
	Tekstforfatter: Gale Paridjanian - Luke Sital-Singh - Olly Knights / Komponister: Gale Paridjanian - Luke Sital-Singh - Olly Knights
05	Gone	Jr Jr	Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana			03:47
	Tekstforfatter: Dan Nigro - Daniel Zott - Joshua Epstein - Mike Higgins / Komponister: Dan Nigro - Daniel Zott - Joshua Epstein - Mike Higgins
06	Cool Little Bars	Ashley McBryde	Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana			03:42
	Tekstforfatter: Ashley McBryde - Lainey Wilson - Trick Savage / Komponister: Ashley McBryde - Lainey Wilson - Trick Savage
07	Hall of Fame	Gabby Barrett	Alt,Country,Indie,Folk,Americana			03:20
	Tekstforfatter: Adam Doleac - Gabby Barrett - Trannie Anderson - Zachary Kale / Komponister: Adam Doleac - Gabby Barrett - Trannie Anderson - Zachary Kale

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Daydreaming: Indie

2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 09-10-2020

Daydreaming: Indie

01	You (Daydreamer Version)	The Chain Gang of 1974	Daydreaming: Indie			03:52
02	Brown Eyes	Rachael Yamagata	Daydreaming: Indie			03:45
	Komponister: Rachael Yamagata
03	In a Dream (Mogwai Remix)	Longview	Daydreaming: Indie			02:48
04	Without a Kiss	Badly Drawn Boy	Daydreaming: Indie			05:37
	Komponister: Badly Drawn Boy
05	Surround You	Echosmith	Daydreaming: Indie			03:28
06	The Well	D.I.D.	Daydreaming: Indie			05:12
07	Ten Tons of Silence	Owl John	Daydreaming: Indie			03:13
	Komponister: Andy Monaghan - Scott Hutchison - Simon Liddell

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Folklore Pop

2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 04-09-2020

Folklore Pop

01	You Can Rely On Me	Jason Mraz	Folklore Pop			03:42
02	Don't (Radio Edit)	Rachael Yamagata	Folklore Pop			03:04
	Komponister: Rachael Yamagata
03	Sirens	I'm From Barcelona	Folklore Pop			03:48
04	Lay By Me	firekid	Folklore Pop			03:12
05	Good Time Rags and Requiems	Paul Thomas Saunders	Folklore Pop			05:15
06	Whole Heart	Lori Carson	Folklore Pop			05:30
07	This Love	The Magic Numbers	Folklore Pop			05:40
	Komponister: Romeo Stodart

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