Richard Hawley Releases Video For New Single 'Down In The Woods' - Watch Now
Wednesday, 06 June 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Following Richard Hawley’s seventh studio album, ‘Standing At The Sky’s Edge’, becoming his highest charting album to date – charting at Number 3 - Parlophone Records are pleased to announce the release of the second single from the album, ‘Down In The Woods’.
‘Down In The Woods’ was written in reaction to one of the Coalition government’s first pieces of proposed legislation; the attempt to sell-off our ancient woodlands. Inspiring righteous anger in Hawley, he penned a lyric which takes the listener on a cosmic trip into a deep, dark wood, imploring them to make the most of it while there’s still time. The result is a song that’s the album’s most cathartically raw track, built around the simplest of blues riffs, delivered with a raw abandon that suggests countless turntable miles notched up listening to the MC5 and The Stooges. It surely looks set to be an instant live favourite and another vindication of Hawley’s decision to replace the strings of yore with guitars.
‘Down In The Woods’ will be available as a one-track digital download and, as the second release through the Richard Hawley Singles Club (also available from all good music retailers), on limited edition 10” vinyl b/w brand new track ‘Kindly Rain’ (also available as a download). More information available soon at www.richardhawley.co.uk.
Richard Hawley will play a sell-out show at London HMV Forum on 8th June, followed by appearances at No Direction Home Festival on Sunday 10th June and Latitude Festival on Saturday 14th July. Following the recent announcement of his first ever show at Brixton Academy on October 3rd, full details of his UK autumn tour have been announced.
Fri June 8th 2012 - HMV Forum, London
Thu July 12th 2012 - Henham Park, Southwold
Sun September 16th 2012 - Picturedrome, Holmfirth
Mon September 17th 2012 - U.E.A (University Of East Anglia), Norwich
Tue September 18th 2012 - PYRAMID'S CENTRE, Portsmouth
Wed September 19th 2012 - Brighton Dome, Brighton
Fri September 21st 2012 - Bath Pavilion, Bath
Sat September 22nd 2012 - HMV Institute Birmingham, Birmingham
Sun September 23rd 2012 - Sheffield City Hall and Memorial Hall, Sheffield
Tue September 25th 2012 - O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds
Wed September 26th 2012 - Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thu September 27th 2012 - O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle
Fri September 28th 2012 - Barrowland, Glasgow
Sun September 30th 2012 - Engine Shed, Lincoln
Mon October 1st 2012 - Assembly Rooms Guildhall Theatre and Darwin Suite, Derby
Tue October 2nd 2012 - Sheffield City Hall and Memorial Hall, Sheffield
Wed October 3rd 2012 - O2 Academy Brixton, London
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