Grant Hutchison
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Hutchison in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born | Selkirk, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie folk |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, backing vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records, Fat Cat Records |
| Associated acts | Frightened Rabbit |
| Website | frightenedrabbit |
Grant Hutchison is a Scottish drummer and percussionist. He is best known as the drummer of the indie rock band Frightened Rabbit, with whom he has recorded five studio albums.
Initially a solo project for his brother, Scott, Grant joined Frightened Rabbit, in 2004, with the duo recording the band's debut album, Sing the Greys (2006). Grant has performed on each of the band's releases to date, and contributed to the songwriting process of the band's fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse (2013).
Grant was raised in Selkirk, Scotland with his brother Scott. Reflecting upon his mother's nickname for Scott, "Frightened Rabbit", which ultimately became the namesake of their future band, Grant stated: "I’d just get called "The Bairn on account of me being the youngest. There’d have been no way that I’d have ever been compared to a frightened rabbit when I was growing up – I was something more akin to Warner Brothers’ Tasmanian Devil. I was the polar opposite to Scott."
In 2004, Grant Hutchison joined his brother Scott in Frightened Rabbit, rendering the band a two-piece. Describing his entry into the band, Grant stated, "Scott started playing solo shows supporting friends' bands in Glasgow with just an acoustic guitar. I was the only drummer he knew so I got the job of being the second member of Frightened Rabbit. Basically I joined to make the whole thing a little bit noisier!" Grant and Scott subsequently recorded the band's debut album, Sing the Greys, with producer Marcus McKay in Glasgow.
Regarding his aspirations during the band's early days, Grant noted: "When we first started my measure of success was selling out King Tut's, in Glasgow, and then being signed to Fat Cat and more recently getting the top ten album. Hopefully I never get to the stage where I can say “We’ve arrived” because I would never want to settle with what we have achieved."
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