Richard Hawley’s solo career got off to a less than promising start when his then band the Longpigs finished their second album. So we thought ‘OK, let’s see where we can take this with the next album.’” Through The Yellow Arch And then when we played it live we made it even bigger and Richard does a 10–minute massive solo at the end of it - and everyone loved it. ‘The Ocean’, in particular, was such a big track, orchestrally full–on but with some big guitars. “ Coles Corner did so well and got such great things said about it. “I think we’ve not been afraid to go big,” explains Colin Elliot, co–producer and bassist with Hawley since the beginning of his solo career.
![ricky travy my hearts a stereo ricky travy my hearts a stereo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y3lMx6sfEzs/mqdefault.jpg)
It’s an ambitious and honest album utilising local musical talent - inspired by, and proudly made in Sheffield.
![ricky travy my hearts a stereo ricky travy my hearts a stereo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VxbV_N_102k/hqdefault.jpg)
The album’s title, named after a Sheffield landmark, is used as metaphor for the singer, songwriter and producer turning 40, losing his father to cancer and basically getting through life on his own terms.
![ricky travy my hearts a stereo ricky travy my hearts a stereo](https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-cDNE9zP6YOrv1aZb-UtHr7w-t500x500.jpg)
Like its predecessor, his new album, Lady’s Bridge, reflects Hawley’s unashamed love of music from the ’50s and ’60s, with a referential nod to the likes of Fred Neil, Link Wray and the Del–Vikings. Hawley and engineer Colin Elliot document the recording of his new album Lady’s Bridge.Īlthough Richard Hawley has now made five solo albums, it was only with last year’s Mercury–nominated, gold–selling Coles Corner that he achieved widespread recognition. Richard Hawley has achieved his high profile in the 21st century by harking back to an age before the Beatles.