H. Hawkline

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H. Hawkline
Birth nameHuw Gwynfryn Evans
Born (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39)[1]
Cardiff, Wales
GenresIndie folk, indie rock, lo-fi, psychedelic rock
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
LabelsShape Records, Trash Aesthetics, Turnstile, Heavenly Recordings
Websitehhawkline.org

H. Hawkline (born Huw Evans, 15 March 1985) is a Welsh singer-songwriter based in Cardiff. He performs in both English and Welsh.

Life and career

Evans was born in Cardiff and lived in Prestatyn in north-east Wales from the age of 10 until returning to Cardiff at 18.[2]

Prior to becoming a full-time musician, Evans presented the S4C music show Bandit with Huw Stephens up to the show's cancellation at the end of 2011. He also presented a weekly radio show on the C2 evening slot on BBC Radio Cymru until summer 2012. In December 2015 he returned to the station to present a Thursday-night show.[3][4][5]

Hawkline's debut release, the album A Cup of Salt, was put out in 2010 by the Cardiff-based label Shape Records.[6] His second album, The Strange Uses of Ox Gall, was released by the same label in 2011.[7]

He supported Gruff Rhys on tour in 2010 in the UK and Ireland.[3]

Following UK festival gigs and touring, in 2012 Hawkline released a new EP, Black Domino Box, on the Trash Aesthetics label. His Ghouls EP was released in 2013 by Turnstile Records.[8] The same year his songs Cric Yn Y Cymylau and Llenwi appeared on the "Y Record Las" compilation, the second release from the Cardiff label Recordiau Lliwgar.[2][9]

In 2013 Hawkline moved to Los Angeles with his then partner Cate Le Bon, and there the two continued to collaborate musically.[10] Stateside, they've also played with White Fence (Tim Presley).

In August 2014 Hawkline was signed to Heavenly Recordings. The label released a free compilation of some of his previous work titled Salt Gall Box Ghouls.[11] His debut album of new material for the label, In the Pink of Condition, was released in February 2015. It was produced by Le Bon. In September 2015, the album was nominated for the 2014-2015 Welsh Music Prize.[12]

Hawkline regularly played guitar or bass guitar in both Cate Le Bon and Sweet Baboo's live bands and records. In 2015 his own live band consisted of Sweet Baboo on guitar (formerly on bass guitar), Guto Pryce on bass and Andy Fung on drums.[10] As a solo artist, he supported Foxygen on their 2015 European tour.[13]

Evans is also a graphic designer, and among others designed the artwork for his own releases and for Cate Le Bon's album Me Oh My.[3]

Discography

Solo albums

  • A Cup of Salt (December 2010, Shape Records)
  • The Strange Uses of Ox Gall (September 2011, Shape Records)
  • In the Pink of Condition (February 2015, Heavenly Recordings)

EPs

  • You Say You Love Me (split 7" with My Sad Captains, 2011, Trash Aesthetics)
  • Black Domino Box (August 2012, Trash Aesthetics)
  • Ghouls (June 2013, Turnstile)

Compilations

  • Y Record Las (two songs, April 2013, Recordiau Lliwgar)
  • Salt Gall Box Ghouls (best-of, August 2014, Heavenly Recordings)

References

  1. ^ http://twitter.com/H_HAWKLINE/status/576796049991315456
  2. ^ a b Ian Lloyd-Hughes (29 March 2013). "Review: Y Record Las a little bit of Welsh music heaven". The Daily Post Wales. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Dave Owens (20 January 2011). "TV presenter Huw Evans forges musical career as alter-ego H Hawkline". Wales Online. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocymru/c2/safle/huwevans/
  5. ^ BBC Radio Cymru page for Huw Evans's show
  6. ^ http://music.hhawkline.com/album/a-cup-of-salt
  7. ^ http://music.hhawkline.com/album/the-strange-uses-of-ox-gall
  8. ^ "H. Hawkline – "Ghouls" EP – out now". Turnstile. 17 June 2013.
  9. ^ http://recordiaulliwgar.com/album/y-record-las
  10. ^ a b Craig and Rachel (10 February 2015). "Interview: H Hawkline. An Ear For A Melody". RockShot.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Announcing our new signing, H. Hawkline and his debut release on Heavenly". Heavenly Recordings. 18 August 2014.
  12. ^ http://welshmusicprize.com/category/nominees
  13. ^ "H. Hawkline – Recent album release and brand new single Everybody's on the Line". The Listening Post. 23 March 2015.

External links

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