Heartbreak provides the inspiration for Robbie
Singer- songwriter Robbie Hutton has rounded-off 2019 in style by unveiling his third track of the year.
The 25 year-old, originally from Crieff, released Too Late on Friday last week and an accompanying music video is set to ‘go live’ on October 18.
The introspective offering follows on from previous singles Waves and Battlefield, which were released in March and May, respectively.
Explaining the background to the new track Robbie, who now lives in Stirling, said: “It’s about the pain of love – sometimes, the longer you try to make it work, the harder it all becomes.
“That’s the way it goes with some relationships. Eventually, it all falls to pieces and you both go your separate ways. It may well be for the best, but you are still heartbroken.
“And, really, that’s the mood I wanted to try to capture with Too Late. It is all about that stage where you are together and trying your best to keep it going, but it’s slowly coming apart and you both know it.”
He continued: “It’s not drawn from any single experience but a bit of an amalgam – but I’m sure there will be people out there who have been through something similar and can relate.”
Robbie’s previous videos were relatively grand in scale, featuring sprawling location shots.
But he explained a decision has been taken to strip back the imagery this time around.
Robbie continued “When you consider the previous two videos, the new one is very different.
“But, for me, I think that was necessary to capture the mood of the song.
“Too Late focuses on the private aspects of a relationship and how a couple struggle to keep things going.
“It was important to get that across to the audience – to lay bare the secret lives we all have.
“It gives it that more personal feel and the two actresses were terrific – they brought a sense of quiet desperation that would have been sorely missed.”
To mark the new single’s release, Robbie and his band will be playing a free gig at Box in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street on Saturday, October 19.
He added: “The show at Box is a bit of a release party, but also a bit of an invitation to anyone who just wants to come along and listen to some good music.
“We’ll be playing a bunch of material and it should be a cracking night.”
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