NEWSSOURCEDOTCOM:NEWS: RICHARD HAWLEY

Richard Hawley will release his new album 'Lady's Bridge' on 20th August (2nd October in N America). The album's title, 'Lady's Bridge', is a Sheffield landmark and the oldest bridge to cross the river Don. "I used to walk across it nearly every day, it was a gateway from the poor bit of town to the rich bit" - Richard Hawley

The album was recorded at Yellow Arch Studio in Neepsend, Sheffield in the dilapidated building that Hawley had helped out with the restoration of almost four years ago.

Yellow Arch gives Hawley what he calls "that Sun Studio red light factor" and the pressure of turning up with the bones of an idea and leaving with a masterpiece.

In January 2007 he began recording with 40 songs in various states of togetherness. Four months later he left with 11 classics to add to the Hawley cannon.

Tracklisting:

Valentine
Roll River Roll
Serious
Tonight The Streets Are Ours
Lady Solitude
Dark Road
The Sea Calls
Lady´s Bridge
I´m Looking For Someone To Find Me
Our Darkness
The Sun Refused To Shine

Available on CD, vinyl and download, Lady's Bridge is also released as a deluxe CD+DVD package, featuring a documentary about the making of the album, the making of the videos and an interview with Richard Hawley, along with the video for the single Tonight The Streets Our Ours.

Live Dates - September

Tue 4th Dome Brighton
Wed 5th Roundhouse London
Fri 7th Symphony Hall Birmingham
Sat 8th Philharmonic Hall Liverpool
Sun 9th Rock City Nottingham
Mon 10th Colston Hall Bristol
Wed 12th City Hall Sheffield
Fri 14th Queens Hall Edinburgh
Sun 16th City Halls Glasgow
Mon 17th The Sage Gateshead
Thu 20th St George's Hall Bradford
Fri 21st Bridgewater Hall Manchester
Sun 23rd Vicar Street Dublin

Official Site
www.richardhawley.co.uk

MySpace
Listen to a different track from Lady's Bridge each week leading up to the album's release on 20th August
www.myspace.com/richardhawley

SOURCE:MUTE RECORDS