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Hollow Meadows

Richard Hawley

Hollow Meadows

Seventh album of alternative indie pop from the Sheffield-born guitarist and vocalist

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
PLG UK Frontline
UK Release date
11/09/2015
US Release date
18/09/2015
  1. 9.0 |   The Music

    There's great strength in the delicate beauty of this album
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  2. 9.0 |   Gig Soup

    Shines with pure passion and soul
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    Worth every second of the wait. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Delving deeper beneath his own anxieties that only increase the older one gets
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  5. 8.0 |   NME

    The 11-track collection of lugubrious love songs shows Hawley returning to his smooth ice-cream ad soundtracking roots
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  6. 8.0 |   The FT

    The production is warm and luxurious
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  7. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Finds the crooner at his most affecting and fragile
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  8. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Richard Hawley: troubadour in chief for this generation
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  9. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Hollow Meadows is yet another impossibly accomplished record from one of our national treasures
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  10. 8.0 |   All Music

    For those who made his acquaintance on the Mute albums -- Cole's Corner, Lady's Bridge, Truelove's Gutter -- or even Standing At The Sky's Edge, this loose-knit set just might be revelatory
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  11. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Nitpickers may argue that it’s not a huge departure for Hawley – but when it’s this good, it doesn’t need to be
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  12. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Richly, alluringly detailed yet, somehow, simultaneously hushed and minimalist, these tracks seem to breath freely and float along weightlessly
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  13. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Hollow Meadows may be Richard Hawley’s most personal album yet
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  14. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    A warm home full of terrifically sad songs
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  15. 7.0 |   Clash

    A welcome addition to his formidable catalogue
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  16. 6.0 |   Mojo

    It carries his usual songwriting quality but it feels more like a retrenchment. Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Mostly he’s back in easy listening territory
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  18. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    It’s perhaps not as melodically sharp as his best work, but reacquainting yourself with that rich croon is always a pleasure
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