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Richard Hawley is tagged as: singer-songwriter, indie, crooner, indie pop, britpop

Richard Hawley, (born Sheffield, United Kingdom) is a critically acclaimed guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. Hawley initially found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990’s, and formerly Treebound Story. When a drug-filled torpor after an extensive tour of America brought the band to the brink of extinction in 1997, Hawley was asked to play with Pulp by his close friend and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. “They saved my life,” Hawley later recalled, “I was going mental with drink and drugs.” The subsequent world tour in support of Pulp’s album This Is Hardcore left Hawley emotionally and physically drained on his return to his home city. During this time, he even considered leaving the music industry altogether.
It was an encounter at Hawley’s Sheffield home that led the longtime collaborator out of the shadows. Impressed by a home demo of his songs, both Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey urged Hawley to head into the studio and begin work on his first solo release. 2000’s eponymous mini album encouraged Hawley to return to the studio once more. In 2001 Late Night Final, named after the cry of vendors selling the Sheffield Star evening newspaper on the streets of the city, was released to positi...
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Top 10 Richard Hawley Songs
Tonight The Streets Are Ours
Coles Corner
Born Under A Bad Sign
The Ocean
Just Like The Rain
Hotel Room
Valentine
Baby You're My Light
Open Up Your Door
I Sleep Alone
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Top 10 Richard Hawley Albums
Coles Corner
Lady's Bridge
Truelove's Gutter
Late Night Final
Lowedges
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Low Edges
False Lights From The Land EP
Cole's Corner
Tonight The Streets Are Ours
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