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New Awkward Silences EP “The Wrong Life” and various features
Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences released their new EP “The Wrong Life” yesterday (Monday 1st August). You can buy it here or on itunes. You can hear it and read a track-by-track preview here. You can listen to a … Continue reading
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Pre-order “The Wrong Life”, listen to one song and download another…
You can pre-order the new Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences album’ “The Wrong Life” by cliking here. You can also listen to one song (Johnny) on a stream and download another (Gomorrah) http://audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/the-wrong-life
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A solo gig, a first full band gig of the year and a first ever gig in Norwich
Hi everyone Just a quick update to say that a) There’s a Paul Hawkins solo gig tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd February) at the Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London, SW9 8LQ. I’ll be doing a short set of songs from forthcoming … Continue reading
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Outsider Pop interviews No. 1 – Paul Hawkins interviews Ian Button
As the producer of many of the finest Outsider Pop records of the last few years, and a member of both Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences and David Cronenberg’s Wife, Ian Button is at the epicentre of London’s current … Continue reading
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Download “The Yellow Castle on the Hill” by Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences
In our blog post last Friday we claimed “the Yellow Castle on the Hill” the first song from Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences’ treble a-side single, was available to download from www.jezusfactory.com. Unfortunately the Jezus Factory website has had … Continue reading
Free Download, Final Jezus Factory Records Single and Subtle Change of Name
Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences will release a free to donwload triple A-side single via www.jezusfactory.com over the course of the summer. “The Yellow Castle On The Hill” is free to download now, “I’m in Love With a Hospital … Continue reading
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Five a Day No. 2 – Five Fantastic Suede B-Sides
Suede were the band that got Paul into music in the first place and their second album Dog Man Star might actually be his my favourite album of all time. They also possibly had the best collection of b-sides of … Continue reading
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5 a Day no. 1 – Five bands Paul loved one song by when he was 16/17.
5. The High Fidelity – Luv Dup Sean Dickson is best known for being the lead singer in the Soup Dragons, whose cover of I’m Free was a massive hit (though not a particular high point) of the baggy movement. … Continue reading
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From the Vaults of Blog Awkward No. 2 – We Are Not Other People
A lost Hawkins classic downloadable straight to your computer: What’s The Name of the Song? We Are Not Other People (click to download) When Was It Recorded? I think it must have been around about October 2008, shortly after We … Continue reading
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From the Vaults of Blog Awkward no. 1 – The International Man of Peace
A lost Hawkins classic downloadable straight to your computer: What’s The Name of the Song? The International Man of Peace (click to download) When Was It Recorded? March 2008, after the tracklisting for We Are Not Other People had been … Continue reading
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