Gone are the loud guitars and feedback squalls of Hawley’s last album Standing At The Sky’s Edge and back is Hawley’s classic sound. His voice is ageing, beautifully – smoking may be taking its toll but somehow the damage done…
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There’s nothing Richard Hawley can’t do. Because if you can perform ‘Silent Night’ this brilliantly inside the Devil’s Arse*, you can do anything. *Note: This is, in fact, a cave just south of Hawley’s home town of the Sheffield, and…
Earlier this year Richard Hawley caused something of a kerfuffle when he revealed he had turned down a slot at Glastonbury because the famous festival had become “meaningless”. For devotees of the Worthy Farm experience this was tantamount to heresy,…
The Summer Series at Somerset House is back for 2013 with an altogether more FFS-friendly line-up. Eleven open-air concerts will be held during July in the building’s stunning courtyard, a use which beats their winter ice rink hands down, in…
As Suede become the latest Britpop band to hit the road on the reunion trail – sporting, it should be said, a creditable comeback album – it is slowly dawning on those of us who were there to enjoy the…
Jarvis Cocker’s first project as editor-at-large at Faber and Faber is to be a history of British folk clubs. The Pulp frontman took up the role back at the start of last year and has now signed up his first…
Standing At The Sky’s Edge takes about a minute to annonce itself as a Richard Hawley album like no other you’ve ever heard before. In the 12 years since the former Longpig went solo he’s carved out a career making…
With over 400 special releases planned, this year’s will easily be the biggest Record Store Day to date. We can’t imagine such a huge array of vinyl will leave anyone short of ideas, but you might just be overwhelmed by…
Oh my, oh my. A new Richard Hawley album is always something to get excited about, but Sheffield’s most restless talent has really excelled himself this time. Whereas each of his solo records to date have delivered a stark beauty,…