Richard Hawley – review

Brixton Academy, London"Where the fuck did you lot come from?" inquires Richard Hawley, glaring out at the crowd. This is South Yorkshire parlance for: "Hello, my fanbase – one pleasantly swollen since the release of my latest album, Standing at the Sky's Edge, which has recently been nominated for the Mercury music prize." The spotlights glint off Hawley's 1950s spectacles, but are soon sucked into the dark-matter vortex of his black leather jacket, black jeans and Brylcreemed black quiff.Bes...

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