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 soundtrack for Baz Luhrman 's Romeo and Juliet and, more recently, the similarly heartworn Baxter Dury. But he realised he was onto something of his own when he slipped on a tape of his material one night and 'managed to shut up Jarv and [Pulp 's Steve ]Mackey '. Encouraged by the response from two of his oldest pals, the man with "no plan" realised that he 'd found his own voice.

Now there 's Lowedges.Taking its name from a place on the outskirts of Sheffield. 'If you make music with no bearing to the time it 's made in,you stand more chance of being timeless,'says Hawley, and Lowedges proves him right. Hawley has already recorded with Scott Walker, producer of Pulp 's We Love Life, and soon hopes to collaborate with his eight year old daughter 's favourite Lee Hazelwood.