Alex Hawkins
Hailing from the deepest Norfolk countryside and inspired by early Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and alt. folk; Alex Hawkins has been playing guitar since the age of 10. From writing a song inspired by the Monopoly board at 12, he’s progressed to documenting real life with passion, intensity and verve.
Title track from hotly anticipated new album New Kid In The City captures the excitement, alienation and trepidation of a life in the big city. Songs like the infectious ‘Biro Blue’ and piano-led ‘We’re Just Dogs’ are brimming with melodic Britpop energy. Expect driving guitars, plaintive piano and killer choruses, destined to become festival anthems, such as the high-octane rock n roll of ‘Wartime Dance’.
New Kid In The City is full of strong evocative tunes and captures everything from life in a brand new environment to songs about friends, lost love, nature and Netflix.
Alex is a charismatic, 21 year old songwriter who writes it like he feels it. He’s unafraid to soak up a mass of musical influences from David Bowie, Tom Waits and punk to The Pogues, Rolling Stones and Oasis, then reinvent them with his own unique brand of raw musical energy.