
Writing and recording Īaron Dessner of the National produced Painting of a Panic Attack, which was partially recorded at his Brooklyn home. In an interview with Gigwise, Hutchison told Andrew Trendell, "Without going too far into it, Gordon's personality didn't fit with the band, and Simon's really, really does". In a statement on Facebook, the remaining members of Frightened Rabbit said, "There is no more to tell other than sometimes things just don't work out and when people have differing opinions often the best option is to simply part ways and get on with life separately." In Skene's place, touring member Simon Liddell was brought in as a permanent guitarist and keyboardist. In 2014, guitarist and keyboardist Gordon Skene decided to leave the band. Grant and the rest of Frightened Rabbit, meanwhile, remained in Glasgow. While there, he recorded a solo album, titled Owl John. After the conclusion of the tour, lead vocalist and Grant's brother Scott Hutchison moved to Los Angeles to be with his girlfriend at the time.

Drummer Grant Hutchison told Jason Keil of the Phoenix New Times that they "just got run absolutely ragged We all lost each other and ourselves a little bit" over the tour. As part of the album promotion, the band embarked on an extensive 18-month tour, which led to burnout and heightened tensions within the ensemble. 5.2 Commercial performance and accoladesįrightened Rabbit released their fourth studio album Pedestrian Verse on 4 February 2013, via Atlantic Records.Painting of a Panic Attack also did well commercially, reaching number one on the Scottish Albums Chart, number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and number 42 on the Irish Albums Chart. Hutchison's lyrics and vocal performance, however, received widespread critical acclaim. Dessner's production was compared to his work with the National, a decision that was met with mixed approval from music critics. Painting of a Panic Attack marked a departure from Frightened Rabbit's signature sound as they began to incorporate electronic elements into their music. The album was produced by Aaron Dessner, who first met Frightened Rabbit when they opened for The National in 2013.
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The full band reconvened in New York during the summer of 2015 to record Painting of a Panic Attack.

When the band started working on new music, the songs were transmitted via email between Hutchison and the other members. Hutchison moved to Los Angeles to be with his girlfriend at the time, and recorded a solo album, Owl John (2014), while the rest of the band remained in Glasgow.

After frontman and founding member Scott Hutchison's disappearance and subsequent death in 2018, the remaining members retired the Frightened Rabbit name, leaving Painting of a Panic Attack as their final album.įollowing the release of their fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse (2013), Frightened Rabbit embarked on an extensive tour in promotion of the album, a process which left the members burnt out and frustrated. It is the band's only studio album to feature guitarist and keyboardist Simon Liddell, a touring member who joined them in a permanent capacity after the departure of Gordon Skene. The album was released on 8 April 2016, through Atlantic Records.

Painting of a Panic Attack is the fifth and final studio album by Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit.
