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- Summary: Named after a suburb of his native Sheffield, England, 'Lowedges' is the third solo release for the Pulp guitarist.
- Record Label: Beggars Banquet / XL
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
| You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your River Runs Dry) | |
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| In the still of the night I call out your name You know and nothing feels right And it won¹t do again You say you're gonna leave me now You're... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Like Nick Drake, he's a master at crafting melodies so simple, so memorable, it makes your heart melt.
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FilterSome of the songs get a bit sleepy, though, and at times it's like listening to a less insightful Leonard Cohen. [#5, p.92]
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What really makes Hawley stand out from just about every other contemporary solo artist is his modernization of the classic, silky pop sound and his adjustment of it to fit into today’s world.
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Hawley emerges as a fine manipulator of studio-driven baroque pop.
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Q MagazineIts kitsch-free excellence confirms Hawley as a balladeer of the very highest order. [Mar 2003, p.109]
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MagnetSo low-key that you'd be more likely to slip on it than stumble over it. [#59, p.96]
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Most of the time 'Lowedges' is so laid-back in Hawley's well-bedded-in, Fifties crooner way, it almost buries itself.
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richardhawleyMay 6, 2007top album - one to watch for the future
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