Known mostly for his work as the guitarist in Pulp and Longpigs as well as recordings with Robbie Williams, Beth Orton, and A Girl Called Eddy, Sheffield, UK-based singer/songwriter Richard Hawley delivers another solo album.Coles Corner -- his first for Mute and the follow-up to Late Night Final (2001) and Lowedges (2003) -- is a beautiful album, filled with nostalgia, emotion and romance. The album's orchestral splendor sits alongside earthy rock & roll with songs that are by turns i   [ read more ]

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Richard Hawley's sixth studio album, Truelove's Gutter, is a testament to his intoxicating song writing talents. Arrangements occasionally feature some truly uncommon instrumentation, such as the megabass waterphone and crystal baschet. The lush but minimal production work provide a haunting backdrop to Hawley's unique voice and allows him plenty of space for some outstandingly beautiful guitar solos. Truelove's Gutter is Hawley's darkest work to date, exploring the idea of people and things t   [ read more ]

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Richard Hawley 's classically lush album, Lowedges. The album was born out of Richard 's already considerable history in music. Born into a family of music, Richard first achieved some prominence in the ill-starred Longpigs. Eventually disbanding in a welter of bad habits and worse luck, his old friends in Pulp enlisted him for touring and later recording duties. His talent had been spotted by others too.He appeared on sessions for All Saints, Perry Farrell, Finlay Quaye, producer Nellee Hooper 's acclaimed   [ read more ]

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2007 album from the critically acclaimed British singer/songwriter, his fifth solo set overall. Before he began his solo career, Hawley was a member of Longpigs and Pulp, amongst others. The album, an elegiac ode to Hawley's native Sheffield, England, follows up 2005's stately Mercury Prize nominee Coles Corner. 11 tracks including the single 'Tonight The Streets Are Ours'.

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Richard Hawley's last album, Cole's Corner, was nominated and shortlisted for the Mercury Prize (the British equivalent of the Pulitzer). He may not have won it (the Arctic Monkeys did), but it did bring his name and ultimately his music to a far greater group of people than had ever been exposed to them before. This is a grand thing, simply because Hawley's articulate, timeless brand of rock-based pop is sophisticated, focused, and ultimately quite beautiful. In this day and age, a man who can    [ read more ]

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