Hamish Hawk’s songs are an incredible balancing act: often humorous but frequently deadly serious; old fashioned in approach yet utterly contemporary in execution; light of touch one moment, furiously intense the next.
On top of this, Hawk’s lyrics are all crafted into shiny, sharp tools. And yet, he delivers it every track like he’s forgotten he is spinning any plates at all.His third album, ‘Heavy Elevator’ – out this week – is preceded by the singles ‘Calls To Tiree’, ‘Caterpillar’ and ‘The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973’.
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