For Him and the Girls

Hawksley Workman's record is finally going to be available in the States after a barrage of accolades in the U.K. and Canada. This 24 year-old Toronto musician/producer was already making a name for himself,having worked behind the boards for Tegan & Sara (whose record recently came out on Vapor Records), as well as Sara Slean (whose album is coming out this Spring on Atlantic). However, his true talent lays in his own music, which he writes, performs and records almost completely himself. Hawksley carries the musical grandiosity of David Bowie, the panachÈ of Pulp, and dare it even be said, the vocal tendencies of Thom Yorke. 'For Him And The Girls' has already been praised as a masterpiece, with production on a scale to rival The Flaming Lips and a stylish intimacy not seen since Tim Buckley. He'll be playing live dates all over the country throughout 2001, with a new record scheduled to be released on an as-yet-unnamed larger label with deeper pockets. Hawksle