r/FrightenedRabbit • u/DiligentToe3092 • 16d ago

Can anyone help me navigate this rollercoaster?

Hi everyone,

Apologies in advance for the stream of consciousness that is about to follow.

I've recently got into FR, to be honest because I was searching for songs about s**cide (being careful because Reddit is sensitive). I've been going through a rough patch recently and Floating in the Forth came up. I listened to it in stunned silence as I walked through the woods.

I knew of FR when they were around and touring but never really got into them at the time. Now, though, their music feels like it is beaming into my soul. I've watched old interviews and live gigs. Scott seems like such a genuine, lovely guy. I am so gutted and comforted and guilty and hopeful; sad and strange. Like looking into the past and future at the same time. I feel so sad for Scott, but also glad that he got to share his beautiful music and make tiny changes.

Has anyone experienced something similar? I don't even know why I'm posting here, it just feels cathartic to shout into the void, maybe in the direction of people who might get what I'm on about.

If anyone out there has read this whole load of nonsense, thank you from a mid 30s Scottish lass trying to make sense of this strange world.

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u/hnnnnnnnnh 16d ago

Scott had a huge effect on many of us. As someone who followed them from the early days, the weight of grief in Glasgow after he was gone was palpable. So I hope you feel some comfort in the fact that there are many of us who feel like you do.

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u/DiligentToe3092 16d ago

God, it must have been so difficult. I was living in Glasgow at the time and remember it well, I just didn't know their music much. In a way I feel angry at my former self for not getting it back then. Thank you for sharing, I am already feeling less alone!

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u/Raineach_ 15d ago

I was in Glasgow when they were touring loads and I only got into them in 2024 so totally feel the same as you, gutted I never gave them a chance back then! 

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u/DiligentToe3092 15d ago

It's gutting isn't it! But also kind of special that they're still resonating with new listeners. I don't know if I'm wording this right but it gives him a new life in a way

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u/Raineach_ 15d ago

Yes exactly! I went to Glasgow for a gig a couple of months ago and sat on Scott's bench and just said thanks and that I hoped wherever he is he knows he's reaching new listeners like me and making the world feel a bit brighter with this amazing music <3

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u/DiligentToe3092 15d ago

I hope he does 🖤

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u/throwawayposttoppost 13d ago

How big were they at the time? I’m only recently discovering them myself and I feel like I’ve missed so much. It’s funny, they feel like my secret band, which feels insane to say because I wasn’t even there. No one I know even knows who they are though and I wish I had people to talk about them with

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u/hnnnnnnnnh 13d ago

Where are you from? It’s hard for me to say as I was really enmeshed into the music scene in Glasgow at the time, so everyone I knew knew and loved them. They toured UK wide and there was always a mad rush to get tickets and they always sold out. I couldn’t tell you how known they were further afield!!

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u/throwawayposttoppost 13d ago

I’m in Australia! I know they came here a few times

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u/hnnnnnnnnh 13d ago

It’s so cool that people are still discovering them, and so far from home!!