Following the universal acclaim for the award-winning musical based on his songs, Standing At The Sky’s Edge, which opened earlier this month for a six-month run in London’s West End, today BMG release Richard Hawley’s new single, ‘Two For His Heels’.
‘Two For His Heels’ is a sparse, atmospheric, cinematic song about a deal that goes wrong. Its low blues rumble is reminiscent of Link Wray and Duane Eddy. It is the opening track on Hawley’s forthcoming album, In This City They Call You Love, which will be released on 31 May.
Check out ‘Two For His Heels’ – BELOW:
In This City They Call You Love features 12 outstanding songs, many of which can be described as ‘vintage Hawley’ and are amongst some of the finest ballads he’s ever written and recorded. Gorgeous melodies and arrangements are accompanied by Hawley’s emotive and sonorous voice, which sounds better than ever, on an album that further confirms his place as one of the finest songwriters of his generation in a hugely successful recording career approaching 25 years.
The album’s title is taken from the song ‘People’, which might well be the greatest song Hawley has written about his beloved Sheffield, the city’s proud industrial past and the enduring determination of its citizens.
“I’ve made three albums where I had the title before I’d even begun to record, where I had an agenda. One was Truelove’s Gutter. Another was Standing At The Sky’s Edge when I wanted to turn everything up and make the music a lot more aggressive, and then this one. I wanted it to be multi-coloured in a way… focusing on the voice and what voices can do together… I deliberately only played a handful of guitar solos to keep it focused on voices, the song and space…” – Richard Hawley.
Tracklisting:
1. Two For His Heels
2. Have Love
3. Prism In Jeans
4. Heavy Rain
5. People
6. Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow
7. Deep Space
8. Deep Waters
9. I’ll Never Get Over You
10. Do I Really Need To Know?
11. When The Lights Go Out
12. ‘Tis Night
In This City They Call You Love will be released on 31 May. It will be available on digipack CD, standard black vinyl, limited edition transparent blue vinyl exclusive to HMV and indie stores, and transparent yellow vinyl exclusively available from the official store.
Richard will be touring Ireland and the UK from the 24 May:
24 May 3 Olympia Theatre, Dublin
24 May 3 Olympia Theatre, Dublin
2 June Barrowland, Glasgow
3 June Usher Hall, Edinburgh
5 June De Montfort Hall, Leciester
6 June Bristol Beacon
8 June Eventim Apollo, London
9 June Brighton Dome, Brighton
11 June The Wulfren At The Halls, Wolverhampton
12 June 02 Apollo, Manchester
13 June The Glasshouse International Centre of Music, Gateshead
15 June Olympia, Liverpool
16 June Norwich Nick Raysn LCR UEA, Norwich
18 June Guildhall, Portsmouth
20 June Scarborough Spa, Scarborough
16 August Beautiful Days Festival
29 August Don Valley Bowl, headline show with special guests, Sheffield
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