Richard Hawley 'Coles Corner' album

Richard Hawley releases his first album for Mute, Coles Corner, on September 6th, 2005. The album's first single is "The Ocean". Earlier this spring, Richard Hawley was the special guest of R.E.M. and Nancy Sinatra on their European tours. Hawley recently co-produced two tracks on her last album, Nancy Sinatra (2004).

Richard Hawley will perform at an exclusive acoustic engagement on Tuesday, July 19th at Joe's Pub while he is in New York for publicity purposes. Hawley, on vocals and guitar, performs with an additional guitarist in this intimate acoustic setting and reveals a glimpse into his upcoming North American live dates with a full band this fall.

Coles Corner, the follow up to previous albums, Late Night Final (2001) and Lowedges (2003), was recorded at Yellowarch Studio in Sheffield, Richard Hawley's hometown and is a beautiful album, filled with nostalgia, emotion and romance.

The album's orchestral splendor sits alongside earthy rock and roll with songs that are intimate and soaring. Richard Hawley insists his mind is full only with "confused thoughts and Guinness." But when he sings, he does so in a voice that's deep and low, and does not lie. His merciful, wise songs tell of the heart's truths as seen in the dark, revealed by moonlight.

The title track, a string-led, alone-in-a-crowd song, sees Hawley's narrator walk the city at night and name checks an old meeting place for Sheffield, Coles Corner, on the site where John Lewis now stands. Says Hawley, "Sheffield's couples, lovers, friends, mums and dads or whatever, would meet [there]. I've always found it quite a romantic notion - how many kids in Sheffield are knocking about as a result of a meeting at Coles Corner?' 'I'll meet you at Coles Corner's People still say it, even though it hasn't existed for years. It only exists, really, in the ether." You can visit, if you want. Just close your eyes, and listen.

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