| Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genres | post punk outsider music |
| Years active | 2006- |
| Labels | Jezus Factory Records Audio Antihero Fleeing from Pigeons Records AFUK Records |
| Associated acts | David Cronenberg's Wife, Death In Vegas, The Beat Maras |
| Members | |
| Paul Hawkins, Ian Button, Niall Spooner-Harvey | |
| Past members | |
| Alex Templeton-Ward, David Serra | |
Paul Hawkins is a London-based singer-songwriter who grew up near Bristol and has been a key figure in London's antifolk scene. He regularly records in collaboration with Death in Vegas and Dot Allison guitarist Ian Button (also formerly of the Thrashing Doves) and a 6-piece band under the name of Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences.
His debut album The Misdiagnosis of Paul Hawkins was released on AFUK Records in 2006 (and was reissued as a digital download by free net label Fleeing from Pigeons in April 2009[1]). He first received UK national airplay on Radio 1 with his songs "I'll Be Getting a Divorce for Christmas" and his singles and tracks from the 2008 Jezus Factory Records album We Are Not Other People have also received Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music airplay. In October 2008 the band's first Radio 1 session was broadcast. The band have appeared on compilations for Cherryade Records, Jezus Factory Records, Audio Antihero and AFUK Records.
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