Richard Hawley Falls Victim To My Inability To Come Up With A Snazzy Headline On A Saturday Afternoon
I still find it weird that I’ve seen Richard Hawley three times before I even knew who he was. That’s because those three times were:
1) As guitarist for Longpigs, who opened for The Dandy Warhols at a 1999 show in Orlando.
2) As the rhythm guitarist for Pulp, at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Washington DC a year earlier (in case you’re an idiot, that would be 1998).
3) Two days after that, also with Pulp, at a sold-out NYC show at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
So I’ve never seen Richard Hawley as a solo artist. And that sucks because, goddamn, he’s fucking brilliant. Here’s proof:
His new album, of which the above song is taken from, will be released in 9-or-10 days, depending on your hemisphere. It is going to be wonderful (no, I haven’t stumbled upon a leak online – call it a hunch).
Here’s a B-side to bide the time:
Richard Hawley – I’m Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
On a related note, the new album from Amy Millan features a cover of Richard Hawley’s “Run For Me” from Lowedges. It’s not as good as the original. I’ll leave it at that.
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