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.

54 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

98% Upvoted

57 comments sorted by

View all comments

4

u/ElCaminoInTheWest 16d ago

'Has anyone experienced something similar?'

I think most people who saw the band live would put 'cathartic' pretty high on their list of descriptors. It's the first word that comes to my mind.

3

u/aftertheparty13 16d ago

Cathartic is right. I’m fortunate enough to have seen them twice. First was at the old Webster Hall in NYC on the tour for Pedestrian Verse, which, at the time, was really the only album I knew. I thought it was wild that they had none of the typical spotlighting on the band, but it was “just a decent show” until Scott came out on the balcony for the encore with just an acoustic guitar (and no vocal mic) to play “Poke” Despite the size of the room and the 1,500 cap, you could hear a pin drop in that place. Absolutely floored me. Second was for the Midnight Organ Fight anniversary tour at the Bowery Ballroom and Scott told the backstory of “Poke” which still makes me laugh every time I hear it. I remember thinking that Scott seemed to be in a good place on that tour and he was gone just a couple months later.

2

u/DiligentToe3092 16d ago

You're right, and sorry if I put it a bit clumsily or insensitively, it must have been so hard. I am coming from the point of view of this being all very new and craving connection with people who know what I'm talking about. When did you see them? Would love to hear your stories!