2009
In a month when we lost some big names in music – Marianne Faithfull, Roberta Flack, Rick Buckler of The Jam – the death of Bill Fay may have passed without much attention.
Twee indie-pop normally raises my hackles, especially when it comes along with a fey attitude and irritatingly catchy tunes. Belle & Sebastian spring immediately to mind.
Are there any artists whose music you love but you find that one or two tracks is enough? I feel that way about Richard Hawley.
I met these guys by chance in New York when I went down to visit East Village Radio station one day in 2009 – and later caught their live debut in London.