HOLLOW MEADOWS – RICHARD HAWLEY’S LATEST ALBUM – IS FULL OF BEAUTIFUL ADDITIONS TO HIS LONG LINE OF EXPERTLY CRAFTED SONGWRITING. OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT ALBUMS, INCLUDING THE MERCURY NOMINATED COLES CORNER (2005) AND STANDING AT THE SKY’S EDGE (2012), HAWLEY’S MUSIC HAS BEEN INSEPARABLE FROM THE NOBLE HEARTBEAT OF HIS HOME CITY, SHEFFIELD.
With a straight angle on life – very Yorkshire – and an arch, sometimes comedic, but always sincere outlook on romance as it shifts throughout the years (listen to the spectral I STILL WANT YOU, the lead single), HOLLOW MEADOWS is a wonderfully soulful, self-knowing and very human record – amongst Hawley’s best. In this new edition of The Mouthcast (recorded in his dressing room just before the opening night of the UK tour in support of the album), Hawley discusses what it is that makes his home city magical, and explains why he’s never left despite the temptations of the music industry. He talks about the formative influence of family, and of how Sheffield’s steelworkers have left a lasting impression on his entire way of being. We also discuss the current state of UK politics and he offers his thoughts on current Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn…
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THE MOUTH MAGAZINE 
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