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About Fatherson

Fatherson is a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Kilmarnock. The band consists of Ross Leighton on guitar and lead vocals, Marc Strain on bass, and Greg Walkinshaw on drums. They have toured with bands including Biffy Clyro, Frightened Rabbit, Panic! at the Disco, Feeder, Twin Atlantic, Enter Shikari, and Idlewild. Fatherson has released four studio albums: 'I Am an Island' (2014), 'Open Book' (2016), 'Sum Of All Your Parts' (2018), and 'Normal Fears' (2022). All four albums reached the top 20 in the Scottish Albums Chart, with 'Open Book', 'Sum Of All Your Parts', and 'Normal Fears' reaching the top 5 in Scotland. In the UK, three of their albums have appeared in the Top 100 Albums Charts.

Members
Ross LeightonMarc StrainGreg Walkinshaw

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Releases

Albums
Normal Fears

Normal Fears

25th February 2022

Sum of All Your Parts

Sum of All Your Parts

14th September 2018

Open Book

Open Book

3rd June 2016

I Am an Island

I Am an Island

7th April 2014

Sum of All Your Parts (Reimagined) - EP

Sum of All Your Parts (Reimagined) - EP

Always

Always

EPs
Where the Water Meets the Land - EP

Where the Water Meets the Land - EP

I Like Not Knowing - EP

I Like Not Knowing - EP

Mine for Me - EP

Mine for Me - EP

Fatherson - EP

Fatherson - EP

Acoustic - EP

Acoustic - EP

Singles
Afterwords

Afterwords

23rd August 2023

Love For Air

Love For Air

18th March 2022

Better Friend

Better Friend

25th February 2022

Dive

Dive

21st January 2022

Honest To God

Honest To God

16th December 2021

Normal People

Normal People

18th November 2021

End Of The World

End Of The World

29th September 2021

Acoustic

Acoustic

19th June 2020

Tracks by Fatherson

20+ tracks in our catalogue

  1. 365Normal Fears
    3:13
  2. Afterwords
  3. All The TimeNormal Fears
    3:21
  4. AlwaysOpen Book
    3:12
  5. AlwaysAlways
    3:12
  6. An IslandI Am an Island
    3:15
  7. Better FriendNormal Fears
    4:17
  8. Building a WallSum of All Your Parts
    5:05
  9. Cat StevensI Am an Island
    3:31
  10. Charm SchoolSum of All Your Parts
    3:30

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Just Past the Point of Breaking

Just Past the Point of Breaking

Lyrics

Open Book

Open Book

Lyrics

Reflection

Reflection

Lyrics

Charm School

Charm School

Lyrics

Oh Yes

Oh Yes

Lyrics

Always

Always

Lyrics

Ghost

Ghost

Lyrics

I Like Not Knowing

I Like Not Knowing

Lyrics

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Check out Fatherson's latest new single, 'Love For Air'
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Check out Fatherson's latest new single, 'Love For Air'

It's the sixth to arrive from their new album 'Normal Fears', set to be released on 1st April via Easy Life Records.

18 Mar 2022 • 1:06 pm
Fatherson: "Fear almost always holds you back"
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Fatherson: "Fear almost always holds you back"

Forced apart by lockdowns as they started writing their fourth album, Fatherson have embraced the new normal, working remotely to find new textures in t...

2 Mar 2022 • 11:59 am
Fatherson have shared a brand new single, 'Better Friend'
News

Fatherson have shared a brand new single, 'Better Friend'

The track is the fifth to arrive from their forthcoming album, 'Normal Fears'.

25 Feb 2022 • 1:59 pm
Fatherson have dropped a new video for 'Dive'
News

Fatherson have dropped a new video for 'Dive'

The band's latest single features Amber Run's Joe Koegh on backing vocals.

21 Jan 2022 • 2:13 pm
Fatherson: "We love playing in Leeds; the crowds are always great fun"
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Fatherson: "We love playing in Leeds; the crowds are always great fun"

Fatherson get ready for a trip to Leeds.

11 Apr 2019 • 6:00 pm
Fatherson: "We're just emo kids that grew up listening to Death Cab for Cutie"
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Fatherson: "We're just emo kids that grew up listening to Death Cab for Cutie"

The band's third album is out now.

19 Sept 2018 • 8:13 am
Fatherson: Lost boys
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Fatherson: Lost boys

Scottish trio Fatherson had fun with their second album, and indulged in the odd “U2-y” moment - but don’t hold that against them.

31 Dec 1969 • 11:00 pm

Reviews

Fatherson - Normal Fears
Album Review

Fatherson - Normal Fears

30 May 2022

Fatherson - Sum Of All Your Parts
Album Review

Fatherson - Sum Of All Your Parts

11 Sept 2018

Music videos by Fatherson

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Fatherson — Dive

 

Dive

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Love For Air

Fatherson — Charm School

 

Charm School

Fatherson — Lost Little Boys

 

Lost Little Boys

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