It was such a treat to get the train to Dumfries & Galloway last week for this conversation with Nina Mingya Powles, who was doing a residency at CAMPLE LINE gallery. We talk everything from zines to dreams, and all the bright colouring in-between. The zine above was made by Nina during her stay at the gallery and it’s a lilac accompaniment of the land I took home with me, leafletting through on the lonesome journey home. Thanks so much to Tina and Emma for looking after us, and for the amazing pineapple buns, and to Dave Borthwick for lunch talks and seeing the geese.
It’s been a real pleasure and twang of the heart to work with Aaron Kent on this anthology for Frightened Rabbit. How to make sense of all that salt and the greys in your eyes looking back through the years as if to still be sitting in the living room with a whisky, listening to ‘It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop’ or like analysing lines with the passion of teenagers trying to make sense of everything that can only be felt in the body, or walking backwards or into the wind and sea. Thank you to everyone who sent us work and especially to our brilliant contributors who have shared something really special. This will be with us in the world at the end of March, a weird three years on since my first Broken Sleep release with Katy Lewis Hood which came out on 31st March 2020. What times we constantly live in.
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The Last Song is a poignant tribute to one of the most beloved bands of our time. This book takes readers on a journey through the heart and soul of Frightened Rabbit’s music, exploring themes of love, loss, and the human condition with raw emotion and lyrical beauty. Each page is a powerful reflection on the band’s songs, offering a new perspective on the music that has touched so many lives. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or discovering Frightened Rabbit for the first time, The Last Song is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the power of music to move us and inspire us.
PRAISE for The Last Song:
Scott and Frightened Rabbit left us a wonderful legacy of music and words in their wake. This collection shows that that legacy doesn’t have to be a passive, inert thing; the ripples of their writing continue to spread ever outwards, making tiny changes as they go. This is a beautiful tribute to art, and to an artist we still hold in our hearts.
— Frank Turner
List of contributors
Foreword by Aaron Kent and Maria Sledmere Laura Theis Ian Farnes Emma Whitelaw Alice-Catherine Jennings Catriona Murphy Anthony Desmond M Mccorquodale Geraint Ellis Michelle Moloney King Aaron Kent Jo Higgs jade king Carl Burkitt Tulian Colton Andrew Blair Charlie Rose Evans Maria Sledmere Kyle Lovell Vita Sleigh Gavin Baird Lynn Valentine Al Crow
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