Richard Hawley (Mute)
If it sounds as if Richard Hawley is continually making the same record, there’s a good reason.
Hawley has recorded all six albums in the same studio with the same co-producer – this is even the fourth in a row to be named after a part of Sheffield, his home town.
Still, the darker Truelove’s Gutter might be Hawley’s best variation yet on his steady theme, chiefly thanks to the stretched-out riches of 10-minute ballads Remorse Code and Don’t You Cry.
WILL FULFORD-JONES
