Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is the leader of The Young Fresh Fellows from Seattle and The Minus 5 based in Portland, Oregon. He was also an auxiliary member of R.E.M., a rock band, from 1994 until they broke up in 2011. He contributed to the studio albums New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Up, Reveal, Around the Sun, Accelerate and Collapse into Now.