Richard Hawley

He’s back! Sheffield’s prime psychedelic balladeer – a mate of Jarvis Cocker and collaborator with Arctic Monkeys – has followed up his Mercury-nominated ‘Standing at the Sky’s Edge’ with a brand new LP, ‘Hollow Meadows’. His dark and gnarly, groove-ridden rock recalls Mark Lanegan and even Noel Gallagher, and his hefty back catalogue adds plenty of noir-ish crooning. His sharp onstage banter is a big bonus too.