When Hawley's last album, Coles Corner, was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize he was an outsider with an album whose success had been by slow burn word of mouth. But by the evening of the ceremony itself he'd become many peoples favourite, including winners Arctic Monkeys who remarked "Somebody call 999, Richard Hawley's been robbed". Just as he did with the Mercury nominated Coles Corner, Richard Hawley has risen once again to the challenge of quality in a cheap thrills economy. Recorded between January and June this year the record is filled with enough classics to last you a lifetime. Great music doesn't need hype, it makes its own friends. And Lady's Bridge will find plenty. The new album presents Hawley exploring much more varied musical landscapes. The trademark voice is still there, and better than ever, but here he explores not just those warm effortless ballads that seem to stop time, but rockabilly and doo-wop too.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Valentine
2. Roll River Roll
3. Serious
4. Tonight The Streets Are Ours
5. Lady Solitude
6. Dark Road (Lady's Bridge Version)
7. The Sea Calls
8. Lady's Bridge
9. I'm Looking For Someone To Find Me
10. Our Darkness
11. The Sun Refused To Shine