05/05/08
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
Last August, I was in a pub near Lindisfarne (The Lindisfarne Inn no less) when Richard Hawley and two members of his band came in for a drink. At that time, I had never seen a photo of him, and had only downloaded a few tracks from 3hive. All I knew was that he looked very cool, and that I kicked myself a few weeks later when I saw him perform on Jonathan Ross and realised it was him.
It became the catalyst for discovering his wonderful music. Echoes of Scott Walker, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash often make his songs seem suited to late nights and rain soaked streets, much like this title track from his previous album Coles Corner. I’m guessing not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s most definitely mine!
Download Richard Hawley – Coles Corner. In addition to the tracks available from 3hive, there are more at Last.fm.
Tags: foundsounds, podcast
It’s been a while since I posted a foundsound (which by the way, for ease of updating is now integrated with the journal – I know it makes the 
Arcade Fire are the only band I’ve ever managed to discover before the world caught up. “No Cars Go” was one of the free demo songs available from their website, long before “Funeral” saw the light of day. I loved the song, so I was really chuffed to see that it made it on to their new album, Neon Bible. This is that original version, and while the quality isn’t tip top, it shows a band that would rightfully become very popular indeed!
Along with The National, Swedish singer/songwriter 
Being my favourite band and all, I’ve been desperate to find evidence of a 
Oakland California’s 
While I have a fair sized collection ready for Found Sounds, I always like hearing suggestions. Props got to Dalasie Michaelis for telling me about 
Being named after a character from Kafka’s novel Metamorphosis, would make you expect something of a gothic flavour from 
Opinion seems divided over Wolf Parade, but I’m very much in love with this song. Perhaps coming from Montreal doesn’t help comparisons with The Arcade Fire (Wolf Parade are also supporting them on the current tour). 
To kick off the inaugural ‘Found Sounds’ podcast, how about some Jenny Lewis? Known for her work in Rilo Kiley and The Postal Service, Jenny teams up the Watson Twins for her solo debut (does it still count as a solo album? hmmm) for a mellow country flavoured affair. Dreamy!
Download our vCard