H Hawkline - Ringfinger

Clean 'n' sharp power pop songwriting from the Welsh musician, taken from his new album for Heavenly Recordings.

H Hawkline is Huw Gwyfnfryn Evans, a member of the Heavenly Recordings family (TOY, Temples, The Wytches, etc.).

He's released music with the label before – last year's 'Salt Gall Box Ghouls' was a compilation of earlier EPs and tracks – and if you go on the Heavenly Wikipedia entry, you'll notice that his name is listed as part of the label's current roster.

If you click on his name, however, you'll find yourself at Stephen Hawking's page.

Now, H Hawkline is not a genius like Stephen Hawking. He does, however, demonstrate that he is clearly rather skilled when it comes to the art of songwriting. Ringfinger is taken from 'In The Pink Condition', his third album and his first 'proper' album for Heavenly, and is a very clean and very sharp power pop ditty that demonstrates some serious melodic chops.

H Hawkline 'In The Pink Condition' tracklist:

01. Sticky Slithers
02. Isobelle
03. Everybody’s On
04. Moons In My Mirror
05. Rainy Summer
06. Concrete Colour
07. Ringfinger
08. In Love
09. Dirty Dreams
10. Moddion
11. Spooky Dog
12. Back In Town

H Hawkine live dates:

February 5th: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
February 6th: The Harley, Sheffield
February 7th: The Globe, Hay on Wye
February 9th: Servants Jazz Quarters, London
February 10th: Louisiana, Bristol
February 12th: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
February 13th: Chameleon, Nottingham
February 14th: Nice & Sleazys, Glasgow
February 15th: Brudenell Games Room, Leeds
February 16th: Unity Works, Wakefield
February 17th: Adelphi, Hull
February 18th: Basement, York
February 19th: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
February 20th: The Compass, Chester
February 21st: Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
February 23rd: The Hope, Brighton
February 24th: Gullivers, Manchester
February 26th: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff