# Hamish Hawk > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hamish_Hawk > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hamish_Hawk.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_Hawk > Source revision: 1348920950 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Scottish musician (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Hamish Hawk | image = HamishHawk EIBF2025 i300.jpg | caption = Hawk in 2025 | birth_name = Hamish James Hawk | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|27|df=yes}}{{cite news|url=https://louderthanwar.com/hamish-hawk-top-five-influential-pulp-songs-explained/|title=Hamish Hawk: Top Five Influential Pulp Songs Explained|work=[Louder Than War](/source/Louder_Than_War)|last=Carey|first=Wayne|date=15 February 2023|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319152508/https://louderthanwar.com/hamish-hawk-top-five-influential-pulp-songs-explained/|archive-date=19 March 2023}} | birth_place = [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), [Scotland](/source/Scotland) | alma_mater = [University of St Andrews](/source/University_of_St_Andrews) | citizenship = {{flatlist| *United Kingdom *New Zealand}} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Musician * singer * songwriter }} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{flatlist| * [Indie pop](/source/Indie_pop) * [chamber pop](/source/chamber_pop) * [post-punk](/source/post-punk) }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar * keyboards }} | years_active = 2012–present | label = {{hlist|So Recordings}} }} }} '''Hamish James Hawk''' (born 27 October 1991) is a Scottish musician. Hawk began his career in 2012 while he was a student at the [University of St Andrews](/source/University_of_St_Andrews), and released his debut solo record, ''Aznavour'' (2014), under the mentorship of Scottish musician [King Creosote](/source/King_Creosote). A year later he formed a band to back him up during live performances, and played with them under the name '''Hamish Hawk & the New Outfit'''. They released their first record ''From Zero to One'' in 2018, and an [EP](/source/Extended_Play) ''Laziest River'' in 2019. ''Laziest River'' was produced by [Idlewild](/source/Idlewild_(band))'s [Rod Jones](/source/Rod_Jones_(musician)), whom they had met in 2016. In 2021, now performing with the band as '''Hamish Hawk''', he released his first album, ''Heavy Elevator'', followed by ''Angel Numbers'' (2023), both produced by Jones and shortlisted for the [Scottish Album of the Year Award](/source/Scottish_Album_of_the_Year_Award) in 2022 and 2023, respectively. His third album, ''[A Firmer Hand](/source/A_Firmer_Hand)'', was released on 16 August 2024. ==Early life== Hamish James Hawk was born in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) in October, 1991, the youngest of three siblings.{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19567026.hamish-hawk-scottish-singer-next-big-thing/|title=Hamish Hawk: Scottish singer could be the next big thing|work=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))|last=Jamieson|first=Teddy|date=11 September 2021|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19567026.hamish-hawk-scottish-singer-next-big-thing/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} His father, Iain Hawk, is a former graphic designer from [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand).{{cite news|url=http://60w.co.uk/about/iain-hawk|title=Iain Hawk|work=60 Watt|date=11 September 2021|access-date=6 June 2024|archive-date=6 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606134509/http://60w.co.uk/about/iain-hawk|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.60w.co.uk/blog/?p=71|title=My son the budding rock star.|work=60 Watt|date=7 May 2014|access-date=6 June 2024|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527161652/http://www.60w.co.uk/blog/?p=71|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.60w.co.uk/blog/?p=175 |title=We have become a groupie.|work=60 Watt|date=3 May 2015|access-date=6 June 2024|archive-date=30 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130140249/http://www.60w.co.uk/blog/?p=175 |url-status=live}} His mother was a [midwife](/source/midwife), and later a [postmistress](/source/postmaster), from [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire).{{cite journal |title="Rococo Wordsmith Hamish Hawk Gets His Claws Into Morrissey" |journal=[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine)) |first=Roy |last=Wilkinson|author-link=Roy Wilkinson|issue=362 |date=January 2024 |page=25}} He was raised in Edinburgh's [Fairmilehead](/source/Fairmilehead) district. His music taste was shaped by what his family listened to, his parents loved the [Rolling Stones](/source/Rolling_Stones), [Elton John](/source/Elton_John), [Bob Marley](/source/Bob_Marley), [James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor) and [Cat Stevens](/source/Cat_Stevens), his sister was "a [Britpop](/source/Britpop) fan", while his older brother introduced him to bands like [Pixies](/source/Pixies_(band)).{{cite news|url=https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=26957|title=Hamish Hawk - Interview|work=Penny Black Music|last=Rowland|first=Mark|date=23 December 2021|access-date=11 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617141919/https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=26957|archive-date=17 June 2024}} As a child Hawk was a [Disney](/source/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios) fan, discovering bands like [Franz Ferdinand](/source/Franz_Ferdinand_(band)), [the Strokes](/source/the_Strokes), and [the White Stripes](/source/the_White_Stripes) in his teens.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZmmUU9GLmw|title=haverin' Presents Hamish Hawk|medium=Interview|via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|date=25 October 2018|access-date=22 July 2024}}{{Cite news|last=O'Flanagan |first=Corey |date=31 January 2023|title=Hamish Hawk: Songfacts Podcast|work=[Songfacts](/source/Songfacts)|url=https://www.songfacts.com/blog/podcast/hamish-hawk|access-date=17 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131170826/https://www.songfacts.com/blog/podcast/hamish-hawk|archive-date=31 January 2023}} Hawk loved performing and thought of getting into acting, he applied for drama school at the [Royal Conservatoire of Scotland](/source/Royal_Conservatoire_of_Scotland), but was unsuccessful.{{cite news|url=https://fortherabbits.net/2023/02/09/hamish-hawk-in-their-own-words/|title=Hamish Hawk – In Their Own Words|work=For The Rabbits|date=9 February 2023|access-date=11 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134920/https://fortherabbits.net/2023/02/09/hamish-hawk-in-their-own-words/}}{{cite news|last=English|first=Paul|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24752854.scottish-star-stole-show-celtic-connections/|title=The Scottish star who 'stole the show' at Celtic Connections|work=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))|date=26 November 2024|access-date=28 November 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127230034/https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24752854.scottish-star-stole-show-celtic-connections/|archive-date=27 November 2024}} He attended guitar classes in primary school, and started writing his own songs at around 15.{{cite news|last=Vic|first=Galloway|author-link=Vic Galloway|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p050htyq |title=Hamish Hawk & The New Outfit Interview and Session|work=[BBC Radio Scotland](/source/BBC_Radio_Scotland)|date=19 April 2017|access-date=6 June 2024 |url-status=live|archive-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134907/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p050htyq}} At the end of high school he had formed a band called Little Egypt with schoolmate, and future bassist, Alex Duthie and friend Ewan Douglas.{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Tom|date=19 August 2024|title=Hamish Hawk's secret journey to a sordid 'Firmer Hand': "Am I going to get myself in hot water?"|work=Far Out|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hamish-hawks-secret-journey-to-a-sordid-firmer-hand/|access-date=20 August 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240820110626/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hamish-hawks-secret-journey-to-a-sordid-firmer-hand/|archive-date=20 August 2024}} At school he was a [German](/source/German_language) [exchange student](/source/Student_exchange_program).{{cite news|url=https://birthdaycakebreakfast.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/a-s-l-hamish-hawk/|title=a/s/l: Hamish Hawk|work=Birthday Cake Breakfast|last=Hughes|first=Andrew David|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134920/https://birthdaycakebreakfast.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/a-s-l-hamish-hawk/|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/mofr1921/interviews/hamish-hawk.html |title=Interview – Hamish Hawk |work=[Radioeins](/source/Rundfunk_Berlin-Brandenburg)|date=31 July 2024 |access-date=31 July 2024|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731181506/https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/mofr1921/interviews/hamish-hawk.html|archive-date=31 July 2024|url-status=live}} Hawk attended the [University of St Andrews](/source/University_of_St_Andrews) where he studied [International relations](/source/International_relations), graduating in 2014. ==Career== ===2012–2019: Early music=== Hawk played on several bands and was part of the music society at St. Andrews, helping put shows together. In 2012 he published his first EP ''Moon Out West'' under his full name, '''Hamish James Hawk''', on indie label Common Records.{{cite news|url=https://commonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/moon-out-west|title=Moon Out West |work=Common Records|date=6 November 2012|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134919/https://commonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/moon-out-west|archive-date=17 June 2024}} The label was created by close collaborator, Andrew Pearson, whom he met while studying at St Andrews.{{cite news|url=https://www.isthismusic.com/hamish-hawk-5|title= Hamish Hawk: Angel Numbers|work=Is this music?|last=Wade|first=Lewis|date=14 January 2023|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134925/https://www.isthismusic.com/hamish-hawk-5|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://thetab.com/uk/stand/2013/02/19/cultureandrew-pearson-music-lovers-1164|title=Andrew Pearson & music lovers |work=The St Andrews Tab|last1=Hawk|first1=Hamish|last2=Duthie|first2=Alex|date=19 February 2013|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134910/https://thetab.com/uk/stand/2013/02/19/cultureandrew-pearson-music-lovers-1164|archive-date=17 June 2024}} He recalled his first show "was an extremely short set made up entirely of covers", including two [Arctic Monkeys](/source/Arctic_Monkeys) songs, at Studio 24 in Edinburgh. Hawk met musician Kenny Anderson, best known as [King Creosote](/source/King_Creosote), at one of those gigs on campus, and passed him a ten-song demo he had recorded, looking for advice. "He really loved the songs, and from then on, the whole thing snowballed in a really natural way. King Creosote mentored me through my first two releases and gave me the opportunity to perform at [Fence Records](/source/Fence_Records) events in [Fife](/source/Fife)". Hawk has recalled. Anderson took Hawk on tour with him, and produced his debut record, ''Aznavour''. The album, which was independently released in 2014,{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23220841.interview-hamish-hawk-scottish-backdrop-music/|title=Interview: Hamish Hawk on the Scottish backdrop to his music|work=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))|last=Trainer|first=Paul|date=30 December 2022|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134911/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23220841.interview-hamish-hawk-scottish-backdrop-music/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} featured a few songs already included on ''Moon Out West'', and was described as "[Withered Hand](/source/Withered_Hand) meets [Magnetic Fields](/source/The_Magnetic_Fields) and the songs would not be out of place on the latter's classic ''[69 Love Songs](/source/69_Love_Songs)''".{{cite news|url=https://www.avalancherecords.co.uk/avalanche-recommends/hamish-james-hawk/ |title=Hamish James Hawk |work=Avalanche Records|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628205042/https://www.avalancherecords.co.uk/avalanche-recommends/hamish-james-hawk/|archive-date=28 June 2024}} Hawk followed the album with ''Mull'', an [EP](/source/Extended_play) released in 2015. The EP was recorded in the [Isle of Mull](/source/Isle_of_Mull) at An Tobar, produced by Anderson, and released on his short-lived label, Boer Records. After Anderson asked Hawk to support him at a gig at the [Perth Concert Hall](/source/Perth_Concert_Hall_(Scotland)), he started a backing band "to bulk up the sound and amp up the volume". Hawk recruited friends Andrew Pearson on guitar, Alex Duthie on bass, John Cashman on keys, Stefan Maurice on synths and accordion, and Barry Carty on drums. They named the project '''Hamish Hawk & the New Outfit'''.{{cite news|url=https://www.pumpkinfield.co.uk/2015/05/24/king-creosote-at-perth-festival/|title=King Creosote at Perth Festival|work=Pumpkin Field|date=24 May 2015|access-date=6 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://www.pumpkinfield.co.uk/2015/05/24/king-creosote-at-perth-festival/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Shortly after, Hawk applied for a job at the Assai Records Edinburgh store, and handed the owner a [10"](/source/Single_(music)) copy of the EP.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} While at the Iona Village Hall festival in 2016, Hawk and his band met [Rod Jones](/source/Rod_Jones_(musician)) of [Idlewild](/source/Idlewild_(band)), who was interested in recording with them, this later led to them playing supporting slots for Idlewild.{{cite news|url=https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/hamish-hawk/|title=Hamish Hawk|first=Jason|last=Barnard |work=Strange Brew|date=17 September 2021|access-date=7 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/hamish-hawk/|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.prescriptionmusicpruk.com/press-releases/hamish-hawk-shares-video-for-new-single-the-mauritian-badminton-doubles-champion-1973|title=Hamish Hawk shares video for new single "The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973"|work=Prescription PR|date=19 August 2021|access-date=7 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134908/https://www.prescriptionmusicpruk.com/press-releases/hamish-hawk-shares-video-for-new-single-the-mauritian-badminton-doubles-champion-1973|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Hawk and his band re-recorded some songs from his first record and released a demo of "Oh, Bernard" on Pearson's label Common Records.{{cite news|url=https://commonrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oh-bernard-demo|title=Hamish Hawk & the new outfit - Oh Bernard! (demo) |work=Common Records|date=5 December 2016|access-date=7 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134908/https://commonrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oh-bernard-demo|archive-date=17 June 2024}} In 2017, Hawk accompanied American musician [Brendon Massei](/source/Viking_Moses), on a tour playing houses across America. The two drove through 26 states, "starting in [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)) then going to [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), down to [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) and west all the way to [California](/source/California)". Hawk recalled. He spent those six weeks writing and three songs, "China & Down", "Swannanoa" and "Jackie O". were released later that year, as part of a handmade CD of which only 50 copies were made.{{cite news|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/travelling-man-hamish-hawk-on-laziest-river|title=Travelling Man: Hamish Hawk on Laziest River|first=Fraser|last=MacIntyre |work=[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))|date=30 April 2019|access-date=7 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134920/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/travelling-man-hamish-hawk-on-laziest-river|archive-date=17 June 2024}} That same year Hawk and the band had finished recording their first album together, ''From Zero to One'', the album featured some songs that were already included on ''Mull'', namely "Snuff", "Dashing White Sergeant" and "Hubble Space Telescope", which were re-recorded to fit the band. ''From Zero to One'' was produced by Gordon Maclean and released on 23 March 2018 digitally through Epifo Music, and on Vinyl through Assai Recordings.{{cite news|url=https://bigtakeover.com/news/song-premiere-blueprints-by-hamish-hawk-the-new-outfit|title=Song Premiere: "Blueprints" by Hamish Hawk & The New Outfit|work=[The Big Takeover](/source/The_Big_Takeover)|date=7 March 2018|access-date=14 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134909/https://bigtakeover.com/news/song-premiere-blueprints-by-hamish-hawk-the-new-outfit|archive-date=17 June 2024}} A year later, he released his second EP, ''Laziest River'', on May 3. Following the advice of his boss at Assai, the record featured three of the songs he had released in 2017, plus five other tracks produced by Jones and recorded at his studio in [Leith](/source/Leith). Instrumental piece, "Jude the Obscure", was penned by Hawk's band member, Stefan Maurice. ===2020–2024: Breakthrough=== By early 2019 Hawk had already started writing material for what would become his next record, ''Heavy Elevator''. This time Hawk, still as the sole lyricist, composed the songs with Maurice and Pearson. Rod Jones came back as producer, and also became one of the band's managers. They recorded the album at his Post Electric Studio in Leith, and by September 2019 the album was done.{{cite news|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2021/09/16/in-conversation-hamish-hawk-ahead-of-release-of-new-album-heavy-elevator/|work=[God Is in the TV](/source/God_Is_in_the_TV)|first=Julia|last=Mason|title=In Conversation: Hamish Hawk ahead of release of new album 'Heavy Elevator'|date=16 September 2021|access-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617143415/https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2021/09/16/in-conversation-hamish-hawk-ahead-of-release-of-new-album-heavy-elevator/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Hawk and the band received funding from [Creative Scotland](/source/Creative_Scotland) to complete the album.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/music/hamish-hawk-interview-edinburgh-storyteller-25012433|title=Hamish Hawk interview: Edinburgh storyteller on creation of spellbinding new album Heavy Elevator|first=Rory|last=McKeown |work=[The Daily Star](/source/Daily_Star_(United_Kingdom))|date=17 September 2021|access-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121220937/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/music/hamish-hawk-interview-edinburgh-storyteller-25012433|archive-date=21 November 2021}} Initially to be published in 2020, the release date got pushed due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), and was finally released on 17 September 2021 via Assai Recordings.{{cite news|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/3892518/rising-scottish-singer-hamish-hawk-focused-on-song-writing-not-fame/|title=Rising Scottish singer Hamish Hawk focused on song writing not fame|first=Sean|last=Wallace |work=[Press and Journal](/source/Press_and_Journal)|date=24 January 2022|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201005221/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/3892518/rising-scottish-singer-hamish-hawk-focused-on-song-writing-not-fame/|archive-date=1 December 2024}} In support of the album Hawk and his band went on tour across the country, they supported [Franz Ferdinand](/source/Franz_Ferdinand_(band)) at a show in [Dunfermline](/source/Dunfermline) and later performed at [South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest) in March 2022.{{Cite news |last=Sefton |first=Max|date=3 February 2022|title=Franz Ferdinand @ PJ Molloys, Dunfermline, 31 Jan|work=[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-music/reviews/franz-ferdinand-pj-molloys-dunfermline-31-jan|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134918/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-music/reviews/franz-ferdinand-pj-molloys-dunfermline-31-jan|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2022/artists/2051422|title=SXSW 2022 Schedule|work=[South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest)|access-date=11 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2022/artists/2051422|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite news|last=Robbins|first=Andy|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/hamish_hawk_on_heavy_elevator/|title=Hamish Hawk on "Heavy Elevator"|work=[Under the Radar](/source/Under_the_Radar_(magazine))|date=12 October 2022|access-date=11 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617151923/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/hamish_hawk_on_heavy_elevator|archive-date=17 June 2024}} ''Heavy Elevator'' was shortlisted at the [Scottish Album of the Year Award](/source/Scottish_Album_of_the_Year_Award) that same year, which resulted in a £1000 prize.{{Cite news |last=Brash |first=Tallah |date=October 20, 2022 |title=Fergus McCreadie wins The SAY Award 2022 |work=[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/news/latest-news/fergus-mccreadie-wins-the-say-award-2022 |access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624100554/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/news/latest-news/fergus-mccreadie-wins-the-say-award-2022|archive-date=24 June 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=September 17, 2022 |title=2022's Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award Longlist features Walt Disco, The Ninth Wave and more |work=[Dork](/source/Dork_(magazine)) |url=https://readdork.com/news/2022-scottish-album-of-the-year-longlist/ |access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021182243/https://readdork.com/news/2022-scottish-album-of-the-year-longlist/|archive-date=21 October 2023}} The album was chosen as one of the best albums of the year by ''[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))'', [Vic Galloway](/source/Vic_Galloway), and Otis Hart of ''[NPR](/source/NPR)''.{{Cite news |last=Brash |first=Tallah |date=30 November 2021 |title=The Skinny's Scottish Albums of 2021 |work=[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/the-skinnys-scottish-albums-of-the-year-2021|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229203817/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/the-skinnys-scottish-albums-of-the-year-2021|archive-date=29 February 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Galloway |first=Vic|author-link=Vic Galloway|title=Vic Galloway's Favourite Albums of 2021|work=[BBC Scotland](/source/BBC_Scotland)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5jgX1DpzD64QgnsTtjQW4p9/vic-galloways-favourite-albums-of-2021|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134910/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5jgX1DpzD64QgnsTtjQW4p9/vic-galloways-favourite-albums-of-2021|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Hart|first=Otis |date=16 December 2021|title=NPR Music 2021 Staff Picks: Otis Hart|work=[NPR](/source/NPR)|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-music-2021-staff-picks/2021/12/16/1064170213/otis-hart|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134908/https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-music-2021-staff-picks/2021/12/16/1064170213/otis-hart|archive-date=17 June 2024}} The follow up to ''Heavy Elevator'' was an EP ''Covers'', which featured four renditions of [the Jesus and Mary Chain](/source/the_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain)'s "[Happy When It Rains](/source/Happy_When_It_Rains)", [Courtney Barnett](/source/Courtney_Barnett)'s "Need a Little Time", [Leonard Cohen](/source/Leonard_Cohen)'s "[Suzanne](/source/Suzanne_(Leonard_Cohen_song))" and [the Smiths](/source/the_Smiths)' "[Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want](/source/Please%2C_Please%2C_Please%2C_Let_Me_Get_What_I_Want)". The last two tracks had already been released on Hawk's [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel in 2021, and recorded in December 2020 and February 2021, respectively.{{Cite news|date=4 March 2021|title=Hamish Hawk - Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) |via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8GmfdZxA94|access-date=11 June 2024}}{{Cite news|date=13 July 2021|title=Hamish Hawk - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths - Live for Hidden Door)|via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n650BjY-G9M|access-date=11 June 2024}} In August, Hawk played a support slot for [Simple Minds](/source/Simple_Minds) at the [Princes Street Gardens](/source/Princes_Street_Gardens). Hawk said of that moment, "I saw Franz Ferdinand play on that stage in 2005 and I remember it so vividly. [...] So to make these steps and get to these points where there potentially could be someone in the audience who is the same age that I was then, looking up at me and going 'Oh wow'…it's something else". thumb|upright|Hawk performing in 2023 By January 2022, Hawk was in the process of recording his second album, ''Angel Numbers'', and later that year it was already finished. Most of the songs were written in 2020 during [lockdown](/source/COVID-19_lockdown_in_the_United_Kingdom), "It was this ridiculous purple patch Andy and I had, we just kept writing. There was a two week period where we were writing a song a day", he recalled.{{cite news|url=https://trinitymusic.de/events/berlin/hamish-hawk|title=Hamish Hawk|work=Trinity Music|date=12 October 2023|access-date=11 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134911/https://trinitymusic.de/events/berlin/hamish-hawk|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Hawk has described the record as "very much a product of its time", it was produced by Rod Jones, and recorded at his Post Electric Studio. The album was released on 3 February 2023 via Post Electric, and peaked at 1# in the [UK Indie Breakers Chart](/source/UK_Indie_Breakers_Chart) and at 55# in the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart) in March 2023.{{Cite web|title=Hamish Hawk|work=[Official Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55554/hamish-hawk/|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55554/hamish-hawk/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} It received positive reviews from critics.{{Cite web|title=Angel Numbers by Hamish Hawk|work=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/angel-numbers/hamish-hawk|access-date=12 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://www.metacritic.com/music/angel-numbers/hamish-hawk|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Angel Numbers by Hamish Hawk|work=AnyDecentMusic?|url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/13538/Hamish-Hawk-Angel-Numbers.aspx|access-date=12 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134923/http://anydecentmusic.com/review/13538/Hamish-Hawk-Angel-Numbers.aspx|archive-date=17 June 2024}} He played at South by Southwest for the second time, and that summer supported [the Proclaimers](/source/the_Proclaimers) on three dates in Scotland.{{cite news|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/MS56320|title=SXSW 2023 Schedule|work=[South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest)|access-date=12 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134918/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/MS56320|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Kelso, Leith & Glasgow Big Top Shows June 2023|work=[The Proclaimers](/source/The_Proclaimers)|url=https://the.proclaimers.co.uk/kelso-leith-glasgow-big-top-shows-june-2023|date=15 November 2022|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134918/https://the.proclaimers.co.uk/kelso-leith-glasgow-big-top-shows-june-2023|archive-date=17 June 2024}} ''Angel Numbers'' was shortlisted for the 2023 [Scottish Album of the Year Award](/source/Scottish_Album_of_the_Year_Award), it was the second time Hawk was up for the award.{{Cite news |last=Robertson |first=Ellie |date=September 14, 2023 |title=The SAY Award: 2023 Longlist announced |work=[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine)) |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/news/the-say-award-2023-longlist-announced |access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021184232/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/news/the-say-award-2023-longlist-announced|archive-date=21 October 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Tara |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Top ten records shortlisted for Scottish Album of the Year revealed |work=[STV](/source/STV_(TV_channel)) |url=https://news.stv.tv/entertainment/shortlist-for-2023s-scottish-album-of-the-year-revealed-as-paolo-nutini-debut-album-voted-modern-classic |access-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://news.stv.tv/entertainment/shortlist-for-2023s-scottish-album-of-the-year-revealed-as-paolo-nutini-debut-album-voted-modern-classic|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Coe |first=Oliver |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Young Fathers win Scottish album of the year |work=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7xkz7d6gpo |access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106042816/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7xkz7d6gpo|archive-date=6 November 2023}} The album appeared on several publications best of the year lists, such as ''[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))'', ''[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))'', and ''[God Is in the TV](/source/God_Is_in_the_TV)''.{{Cite news|date=14 November 2023 |title=MOJO's Top 75 Albums of 2023 |work=[BrooklynVegan](/source/BrooklynVegan)|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/mojos-top-75-albums-of-2023/|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118033101/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/mojos-top-75-albums-of-2023/|archive-date=18 November 2023}}{{Cite news|date=8 December 2023 |title=The Skinny's Albums of 2023 |work=[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/albums-of-the-year/the-skinnys-albums-of-2023|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304092428/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/albums-of-the-year/the-skinnys-albums-of-2023|archive-date=4 March 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2023/12/11/giittv-albums-of-the-year-for-2023-50-26/|date=11 December 2023|work=[God Is in the TV](/source/God_Is_in_the_TV)|title=GIITTV: Albums of the Year for 2023, 50-26|access-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617140410/https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2023/12/11/giittv-albums-of-the-year-for-2023-50-26/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} On 29 April 2024, Hawk announced his third album, ''[A Firmer Hand](/source/A_Firmer_Hand)'', alongside its tracklist and cover.{{Cite news|last=Wescott |first=Andrew |date=30 April 2024 |title=Hamish Hawk announces new "coming of age" album, 'A Firmer Hand' |work=[Dork](/source/Dork_(magazine))|url=https://readdork.com/news/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-album/?feed_id=5880|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621121706/https://readdork.com/news/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-album/?feed_id=5880|archive-date=21 June 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Murray |first= Robin |date=30 April 2024 |title=Hamish Hawk Announces New Album 'A Firmer Hand' |work=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine)) |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/hamish-hawk-announces-new-album-a-firmer-hand/|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511091117/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/in-conversation-hamish-hawk/}} The same day the album was announced, its first single, "Big Cat Tattoos", premiered on [Steve Lamacq](/source/Steve_Lamacq)'s [BBC Radio 6 Music](/source/BBC_Radio_6_Music) show.{{cite news|last=Lamacq|first=Steve|author-link=Steve Lamacq|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yj5w |title=Frank Turner in Session and Orlando Weeks Exclusive|work=[BBC Radio 6 Music](/source/BBC_Radio_6_Music)|date=29 April 2024|access-date=12 June 2024 |url-status=live|archive-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429062240/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yj5w}} The album focuses on his relationships with the men in his life, and has been described as an "[anthology](/source/anthology) of diary entries, [homoerotic](/source/Homoeroticism) encounters, vainglorious men and unreliable narrators".{{cite magazine|title=Hamish Hawk - A Firmer Hand|magazine=[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))|location=London|issue=329|date=September 2024|page=33|last=Dalton|first=Stephen}} Hawk performed solo as a support act for [Villagers](/source/Villagers_(band)) on ten dates of their European tour through late May and early June.{{Cite news|date=13 March 2024|title=Tour Supports Announced!|work=[Villagers](/source/Villagers_(band)) |url=https://wearevillagers.com/blog/2024/3/12/tour-supports-announced |access-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://wearevillagers.com/blog/2024/3/12/tour-supports-announced|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite news|date=6 June 2024|last=Taylor|first=Tom|title=Hamish Hawk & Villagers cast a spell: A mesmerising midweek evening at Wylam Brewery|website=Far Out|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hamish-hawk-amp-villagers-cast-a-spell-a-mesmerising-midweek-evening-at-wylam-brewery/ |access-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134912/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hamish-hawk-amp-villagers-cast-a-spell-a-mesmerising-midweek-evening-at-wylam-brewery/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} On 13 June, Hawk premiered the album's second single, "Nancy Dearest".{{Cite news|last=Pappis|first=Konstantinos|date=13 June 2024|title=Hamish Hawk Shares Video for New Song 'Nancy Dearest'|work=[Our Culture Mag](/source/Our_Culture_Mag)|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2024/06/13/hamish-hawk-shares-video-for-new-song-nancy-dearest/ |access-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134921/https://ourculturemag.com/2024/06/13/hamish-hawk-shares-video-for-new-song-nancy-dearest/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} The third single of ''A Firmer Hand'', "Men Like Wire", was released on 8 July.{{Cite news|date=8 July 2024|first=Robin|last=Murray|title=Hamish Hawk Shares New Single 'Men Like Wire' |work=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/hamish-hawk-shares-new-single-men-like-wire/|access-date=8 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708181002/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/hamish-hawk-shares-new-single-men-like-wire/|archive-date= 8 July 2024}} On July 21, the band supported [Elbow](/source/Elbow_(band)) on their show at [Englefield House](/source/Englefield_House),{{Cite news|date=30 April 2024|title=Elbow with Villagers + Hamish Hawk |work=What's on Reading |url=https://whatsonreading.com/venues/heritage-live/whats-on/elbow-villagers-hamish-hawk |access-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134912/https://whatsonreading.com/venues/heritage-live/whats-on/elbow-villagers-hamish-hawk|archive-date=17 June 2024}} and will join [Travis](/source/Travis_(band)) on several dates in August and December, across the UK and Europe.{{Cite news|last=McConville|first=Declan|date=7 June 2024|title=Gigs in Glasgow: Travis announce 12 date UK headline tour and reveal new single|work=GlasgowWorld|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/whats-on/music/gigs-in-glasgow-travis-announce-12-date-uk-headline-tour-and-reveal-new-single-4656441 |access-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134908/https://www.glasgowworld.com/whats-on/music/gigs-in-glasgow-travis-announce-12-date-uk-headline-tour-and-reveal-new-single-4656441|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/07/09/news-hamish-hawk-releases-new-single-men-like-wire-confirms-extensive-run-of-live-dates/|work=[God Is in the TV](/source/God_Is_in_the_TV)|first=Julia|last=Mason|title=NEWS: Hamish Hawk new single 'Men Like Wire' + live dates|date=9 July 2024|access-date=9 July 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709140952/https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/07/09/news-hamish-hawk-releases-new-single-men-like-wire-confirms-extensive-run-of-live-dates/|archive-date=9 July 2024}} Produced by Jones at Post Electric Studios, ''A Firmer Hand'', was released on 16 August via So Recordings and Fierce Panda. It debuted at number twenty-two on the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart), becoming Hawk's first ever top forty placement on the list. It also debuted at number one in his native Scotland.{{cite magazine|last=Lynch|first=Jessica|title=Yeehaw! Post Malone's 'F-1 Trillion' Ropes in Singer's Third U.K. No. 1|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/post-malone-f1-trillion-debuts-at-no-1-on-u-k-official-albums-chart-1235760682/|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|date=25 August 2024|access-date=26 August 2024|archive-date=26 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826112415/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/post-malone-f1-trillion-debuts-at-no-1-on-u-k-official-albums-chart-1235760682/}}{{cite web|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20240823/40/|website=[Official Charts](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)|date=23 August 2024|access-date=26 August 2024|archive-date=23 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823164643/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20240823/40/}} The album was well received by critics.{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/14055/Hamish-Hawk-A-Firmer-Hand.aspx |title=A Firmer Hand by Hamish Hawk reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=16 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134923/http://anydecentmusic.com/review/13538/Hamish-Hawk-Angel-Numbers.aspx|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/a-firmer-hand/hamish-hawk|title=A Firmer Hand by Hamish Hawk|publisher=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|date=15 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|archive-date=7 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007172038/https://www.metacritic.com/music/a-firmer-hand/hamish-hawk}} In September 2024, Hawk announced a headline tour of the UK, that took place throughout early 2025.{{cite web|last=Stickler|first=Jon |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/244999/9|title=Hamish Hawk Announces I Think You'd Prefer a Firmer Hand UK Tour For February 2025|work=Stereoboard|date=11 September 2024 |access-date=12 September 2024|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911132404/https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/244999/9|archive-date=11 September 2024|url-status=live}} He was part of the top forty on ''[The List](/source/The_List_(magazine))'' 's Hot 100 Scottish Cultural personalities of 2024.{{cite web|url=https://list.co.uk/news/46005/the-list-hot-100-2024-49-11|title=The List Hot 100 2024: 49-11|work=[The List](/source/The_List_(magazine))|date= 28 November 2024 |access-date=30 November 2024|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241129231150/https://list.co.uk/news/46005/the-list-hot-100-2024-49-11|archive-date= 29 November 2024|url-status=live}} ''A Fimer Hand'' was shortlisted at the 2025 [Scottish Album of the Year Award](/source/Scottish_Album_of_the_Year_Award), the third time Hawk has been up for the award.{{Cite news |last=Murray |first= Robin |date=25 September 2025|title=SAY Award 2025: Long List Revealed |work=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine)) |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/say-award-2025-long-list-revealed/|access-date=12 October 2025|archive-date=12 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012152000/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/say-award-2025-long-list-revealed/}}{{Cite news |last=Hepburn |first=David |date=October 16, 2025 |title=Who is on the Scottish Album of the Year 2025 shortlist? All 10 nominees, prize money, ceremony and ticket details |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/who-is-on-the-scottish-album-of-the-year-2025-shortlist-all-10-nominees-prize-money-ceremony-and-ticket-details-5363011 |access-date=October 16, 2025 |work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251019162232/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/who-is-on-the-scottish-album-of-the-year-2025-shortlist-all-10-nominees-prize-money-ceremony-and-ticket-details-5363011|archive-date=October 19, 2025}} ===2025–present: ''Covers II'' and ''Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0''=== {{multiple image | footer = Hawk as Cutler (left) and Nicola Meighan interviewing Hawk (right). | image1 = Cutler i340.jpg | alt1 = "Life in a Scotch Sitting Room Vol. 0" | width1 = 125 | image2 = Interview i373.jpg | alt2 = Nicola Meighan interviewing Hamish Hawk | width2 = 180 | align = right }} In January 2025, Hawk appeared at the [Rockaway Beach Festival](/source/Rockaway_Beach_Festival), and covered two tracks at the Celtic Connections' Roaming Roots Revue in Glasgow.{{cite web|url=https://readdork.com/live/rockaway-beach-is-still-the-best-way-to-blow-out-the-cobwebs-and-start-the-year-strong|title=Rockaway Beach is still the best way to blow out the cobwebs and start the year strong|work=[Dork](/source/Dork_(magazine))|date=8 January 2025 |access-date=13 January 2025|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250120193112/https://readdork.com/live/rockaway-beach-is-still-the-best-way-to-blow-out-the-cobwebs-and-start-the-year-strong/|archive-date=20 January 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Jamieson|first=Teddy|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24887088.night-sugar-rush-highs---celtic-connections-roaming-roots-revue/|title=A night of sugar rush highs - Celtic Connections' Roaming Roots Revue|work=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))|date=27 January 2025 |access-date=30 January 2025|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128063724/https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24887088.night-sugar-rush-highs---celtic-connections-roaming-roots-revue/|archive-date=28 January 2025 |url-status=live}} In May of that year Hawk premiered a version of [Madonna](/source/Madonna)'s "[Burning Up](/source/Burning_Up_(Madonna_song))" (1983) on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 6 show, the single was part of the EP ''Covers II'', which was released in September 2025.{{cite news|last=Lamacq|first=Steve|author-link=Steve Lamacq|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002br4s|title=Steve Lamacq - With Anna Erhard in sesion|work=[BBC Radio 6 Music](/source/BBC_Radio_6_Music)|date=12 May 2025|access-date=12 May 2025 |url-status=live|archive-date=12 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512210108/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002br4s}}{{cite web|title=Hamish Hawk to cover Madonna, Pet Shop Boys and Eurythmics on new covers EP|magazine=[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/hamish-hawk-to-cover-madonna-pet-shop-boys-and-eurythmics-on-new-covers-ep|last=Kelly|first=Tyler Damara|date=13 May 2025|access-date=13 May 2025|archive-date=13 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513152602/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/hamish-hawk-to-cover-madonna-pet-shop-boys-and-eurythmics-on-new-covers-ep}} Hawk's version of [Pet Shop Boys](/source/Pet_Shop_Boys)' "[So Hard](/source/So_Hard)" was featured at number twenty on ''[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)'' Tracks of the Year list.{{cite web|last=Eede|first=Christian|title=The Quietus Tracks of the Year 2025|url=https://thequietus.com/tq-charts/tracks-of-the-year/the-quietus-tracks-of-the-year-2025/3/|magazine=[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)|date=26 November 2025|access-date=18 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251218161931/https://thequietus.com/tq-charts/tracks-of-the-year/the-quietus-tracks-of-the-year-2025/3/|archive-date=18 December 2025}} Hawk premiered a one-man show at the [Edinburgh International Book Festival](/source/Edinburgh_International_Book_Festival), inspired by [Ivor Cutler](/source/Ivor_Cutler)'s ''[Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 2](/source/Life_in_a_Scotch_Sitting_Room%2C_Vol._2)'' and featuring backing music from Pearson and Maurice. Cutler's own [harmonium](/source/harmonium) was used for the performance.{{Cite news|last=Sheperd|first=Fiona|date=17 June 2025|title=Hamish Hawk on his Ivor Cutler tribute at Edinburgh Book Festival: 'It's the most personal thing I've ever done'|work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/hamish-hawk-on-his-ivor-cutler-tribute-at-edinburgh-book-festival-its-the-most-personal-thing-ive-ever-done-5180684|access-date=10 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250618025733/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/hamish-hawk-on-his-ivor-cutler-tribute-at-edinburgh-book-festival-its-the-most-personal-thing-ive-ever-done-5180684|archive-date=18 June 2025}} Hawk was motivated to create the show at the suggestion of festival director Jenny Niven, who approached him about making a bespoke project.{{Cite news |last=Pollock |first=David |date= 7 August 2025 |title=Interview: Hamish Hawk on Ivor Cutler |work=[Fest Magazine](/source/Fest_Magazine) |url=https://festmag.com/2025/08/07/interview-hamish-hawk-on-ivor-cutler/|access-date=10 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250810153512/https://festmag.com/2025/08/07/interview-hamish-hawk-on-ivor-cutler/|archive-date=10 August 2025}}{{cite web|last=Hawk|first=Hamish|title=Why Ivor Cutler is my Spirit Guide, by Hamish Hawk|url=https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/ivor-cutler-guide-hamish-hawk/|magazine=[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)|date=26 November 2025|access-date=26 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251126111427/https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/ivor-cutler-guide-hamish-hawk/|archive-date=26 November 2025}}{{cite web|last=Geddes|first=Jonathan|title='I'm my own worst enemy' - Hamish Hawk gears up for Hogmanay|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dyn6ze45do|magazine=[BBC](/source/BBC)|date=31 December 2025|access-date=27 January 2026|archive-url=https://archive.today/20260127202921/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dyn6ze45do|archive-date=27 January 2026}} An album featuring tracks performed at the show was released in December 2025, it received a four star review from Fiona Sheperd at ''[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)''.{{cite web|last=Sheperd|first=Fiona|title=Album reviews: Hamish Hawk {{!}} Craig Armstrong {{!}} Melody's Echo Chamber {{!}} The Primevals|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/album-reviews-hamish-hawk-craig-armstrong-melodys-echo-chamber-the-primevals-5431592|magazine=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)|date=5 December 2025|access-date=18 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251205155229/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/album-reviews-hamish-hawk-craig-armstrong-melodys-echo-chamber-the-primevals-5431592|archive-date=5 December 2025}} Hawk featured on "Ultra Aura Glow" a track from Voka Gentle's third album, ''Domestic Bliss''.{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date= 24 September 2025 |title=Voka Gentle announce their third album, Domestic Bliss |work=[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit) |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/voka-gentle-announce-their-third-album-domestic-bliss|access-date=12 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012151122/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/voka-gentle-announce-their-third-album-domestic-bliss|archive-date=12 October 2025}} ==Artistry== ===Influences=== {{multiple image | footer = [Stephin Merritt](/source/Stephin_Merritt) (left) and [the White Stripes](/source/the_White_Stripes) (right) have influenced Hawk. | image1 = Stephin Merritt The Magnetic Fields Barcelona 2008.jpg | alt1 = Stephin Merritt | width1 = 184 | image2 = Jack & Meg, The White Stripes.jpg | alt2 = The White Stripes | width2 = 167 | align = right }} The first albums Hawk recalls buying and owning as a teenager were by [the White Stripes](/source/the_White_Stripes), [Franz Ferdinand](/source/Franz_Ferdinand_(band)), and [the Libertines](/source/the_Libertines).{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Tom|date=12 August 2024|title=Phoenix at the Olympics and the myth of the indie landfill|work=Far Out|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/phoenix-at-the-olympics-and-the-myth-of-the-indie-landfill/|access-date=13 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813173739/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/phoenix-at-the-olympics-and-the-myth-of-the-indie-landfill/|archive-date=13 August 2024}} He has named [Stephen Fretwell](/source/Stephen_Fretwell) as an influence as he encountered his music while learning guitar chords for the first time, "That record [Magpie] was it. Whatever it is that I've got going here, it started because of that record. I know it back to front, and there are songs on it that my hands habitually start playing when I pick up a guitar to this day".{{Cite news|date=17 September 2021|title=Sound & Vision With Hamish Hawk|work=Secret Meeting|url=http://www.secretmeeting.co.uk/sound-vision-with-hamish-hawk|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134910/http://www.secretmeeting.co.uk/sound-vision-with-hamish-hawk|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Hawk credited [Arctic Monkeys](/source/Arctic_Monkeys) for inspiring him to explore new sounds: "They really did take something from the indie movement, but consistently, in my mind, do it better than all of their contemporaries. They evolve." He later discovered bands like [Pulp](/source/Pulp_(band)) and [the Smiths](/source/the_Smiths), and was heavily influenced by [Jarvis Cocker](/source/Jarvis_Cocker) and [Morrissey](/source/Morrissey).{{Cite news|date=1 February 2023|last=Coward|first=Teddy|title=Hamish Hawk: 'I'm all in as an artist, and I don't want it any other way'|work=whynow|url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/hamish-hawk-interview|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134910/https://whynow.co.uk/read/hamish-hawk-interview|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite news|date=20 February 2025|last=Brock|first=Charlie|title=Kitchen sink conversations: Hamish Hawk interviewed|work=Overblown|url=https://overblown.co.uk/features/interviews/hamish-hawk-interview/|access-date=21 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221203607/https://overblown.co.uk/features/interviews/hamish-hawk-interview/|archive-date=21 February 2025}} Other bands that serve as inspiration are [Talking Heads](/source/Talking_Heads) and [XTC](/source/XTC).{{Cite web|title=Top 5 post punk songs compiled by fast rising newcomer Hamish Hawk|work=[Louder Than War](/source/Louder_Than_War)|date=7 October 2021|url=https://louderthanwar.com/top-5-post-punk-songs-compiled-by-fast-rising-newcomer-hamish-hawk/|access-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://louderthanwar.com/top-5-post-punk-songs-compiled-by-fast-rising-newcomer-hamish-hawk/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Hawk has said some of his favourite albums are [Antony and The Johnsons](/source/Antony_and_The_Johnsons)' ''[I Am a Bird Now](/source/I_Am_a_Bird_Now)'' (2005), [The White Stripes](/source/The_White_Stripes)' [self titled record](/source/The_White_Stripes_(album)) (1999), [The Magnetic Fields](/source/The_Magnetic_Fields)' ''[69 Love Songs](/source/69_Love_Songs)'' (1999), [Camera Obscura](/source/Camera_Obscura_(band))'s ''[Let's Get Out of This Country](/source/Let's_Get_Out_of_This_Country)'' (2006), [Withered Hand](/source/Withered_Hand)'s ''[Good News](/source/Good_News_(Withered_Hand_album))'' (2009), [Bill Callahan](/source/Bill_Callahan_(musician))'s ''[Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle](/source/Sometimes_I_Wish_We_Were_an_Eagle)'' (2009), [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan)'s ''[Blood on the Tracks](/source/Blood_on_the_Tracks)'' (1975), [Purple Mountains](/source/Purple_Mountains)' [self titled](/source/Purple_Mountains_(album)) (2019) and [The Velvet Underground](/source/The_Velvet_Underground)'s ''[The Velvet Underground & Nico](/source/The_Velvet_Underground_%26_Nico)'' (1967).{{Cite news|last=Starkey|first=Arun|date=1 March 2023|title=Doctor's Orders: Hamish Hawk prescribes his nine favourite albums|work=Far Out|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hamish-hawk-favourite-albums/|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hamish-hawk-favourite-albums/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Some of his lyrical heroes include, [Leonard Cohen](/source/Leonard_Cohen), [Stephin Merritt](/source/Stephin_Merritt), [Randy Newman](/source/Randy_Newman), [Joni Mitchell](/source/Joni_Mitchell), [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan), [Nick Cave](/source/Nick_Cave), [Dory Previn](/source/Dory_Previn), [Vic Chesnutt](/source/Vic_Chesnutt) and [Neil Tennant](/source/Neil_Tennant).{{Cite news|last=Alley|first=George|date=17 July 2024|title=Hamish Hawk: "Writing This Record I Opened My Closet and a Skeketon Came Out".|work=Loverboy Magazine|url=https://www.loverboymagazine.com/hamish-hawk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717225739/https://www.loverboymagazine.com/hamish-hawk/|archive-date=17 July 2024 |access-date=18 July 2024}} He has also cited Scottish poet [Ivor Cutler](/source/Ivor_Cutler) as a source of inspiration.{{Cite news|last=Wilde|first=Jamie|date=3 February 2023|title=In Conversation: Hamish Hawk|work=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/in-conversation-hamish-hawk/|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511091117/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/in-conversation-hamish-hawk/|archive-date=11 May 2024}}{{Cite news|last=Hawk|first=Hamish|date=27 July 2022|title=Hamish Hawk on Ivor Cutler: Why I Love|work=At the Barrier|url=https://atthebarrier.com/2022/07/27/hamish-hawk-on-ivor-cutler-why-i-love/|access-date=17 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205044912/https://atthebarrier.com/2022/07/27/hamish-hawk-on-ivor-cutler-why-i-love/|archive-date=5 February 2023}} ===Songwriting=== {{Quote box |quote = "I don't write in personas. ‘I'm a 48-year-old … whatever it might be.’ I don't do that, They start with me. They will start with a couplet or an observation or a symbol or a feeling. They are me at that point. But what I will do with them between that and the end point is pull and stretch them and throw them around and see how they react to other things. I'll exaggerate and embellish. And often what I will do is match a feeling with what I feel is its symbolic partner, attach it to an image, a symbol, or a reference point, and see what kind of song that makes." |source =— Hawk for ''[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))'', 2021 |quoted = true |bgcolor = #FFFFF1 |align = right |salign = right |width = 20em |border = 1px |fontsize = 95% }} Although at the beginning of his career Hawk wrote all his music alone, now along with guitarist Andrew Pearson, and drummer Stefan Maurice, they function as a songwriting unit. He writes the lyrics, while Pearson and Maurice focus more on the musical composition. Hawk has said that he comes up "with the words and basic structure for a song" alone, and later shares it with the other members when he feels they are ready. "It's important for any song to be able to work on a solo level", he added.{{Cite news|date=6 February 2023|last=Preece|first=Tom|title=The Debrief: Hamish Hawk|work=Yuck Magazine|url=https://www.yuckmagazine.co.uk/features/hamish-hawk-angel-numbers-tickets-london-manchester-interview|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-date=19 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319120140/https://www.yuckmagazine.co.uk/features/hamish-hawk-angel-numbers-tickets-london-manchester-interview}}{{Cite news|date=23 January 2023|last=Wilson|first=Kendall|title=Interview: Hamish Hawk|work=reSOUND|url=https://re-sound.co.uk/interview-hamish-hawk/|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://re-sound.co.uk/interview-hamish-hawk/|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Hawk has described himself as a "perfectionist", and the process of writing as, "an all-consuming experience where everything else in my life falls away".{{Cite news|date=5 December 2022|last=Howieson|first=Craig|title=Music Interview: Hamish Hawk – On art in difficult times, his lyrics and upcoming live performances|work=SNACK Mag|url=https://snackmag.co.uk/music-interview-hamish-hawk-on-art-in-difficult-times-his-lyrics-and-upcoming-live-performances|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134919/https://snackmag.co.uk/music-interview-hamish-hawk-on-art-in-difficult-times-his-lyrics-and-upcoming-live-performances|archive-date=17 June 2024}} He often includes references to [pop-culture](/source/pop-culture) or other artists in his music: "I don't want people to think that I'm shoehorning references in to appear literate, wise or worldly. [...] Lots of these references are all about the sound of the words and so on. As much as the references need to have that personal connection, you can bank on me not bringing it in for a frivolous reason." When told that his lyrics were described as "abstract", he disagreed, "I don't think my lyrics are particularly abstract, I think odd, off-kilter or offbeat maybe." Hawk's musical style has been described as [indie pop](/source/indie_pop),{{Cite news|last=Sheperd|first=Fiona|date=17 February 2023|title=Music review: Hamish Hawk, St Luke's. Glasgow|work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/music-review-hamish-hawk-st-lukes-glasgow-4031915|access-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134911/https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/music-review-hamish-hawk-st-lukes-glasgow-4031915|archive-date=17 June 2024}} and [chamber pop](/source/chamber_pop),{{Cite web|title=About Hamish Hawk|work=[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music)|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hamish-hawk/1458800529|access-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134907/https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hamish-hawk/1458800529|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite news|date=17 August 2023|last=Broom|first=Chris|title=United by Music tours {{!}} Hamish Hawk to play The Wedgewood Rooms: "Grassroots venues are the absolute beating heart of the entire industry"|work=[The News](/source/The_News_(Portsmouth))|url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/united-by-music-tours-hamish-hawk-to-play-the-wedgewood-rooms-grassroots-venues-are-the-absolute-beating-heart-of-the-entire-industry-4259449|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134911/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/united-by-music-tours-hamish-hawk-to-play-the-wedgewood-rooms-grassroots-venues-are-the-absolute-beating-heart-of-the-entire-industry-4259449|archive-date=17 June 2024}} with influences from [post-punk](/source/post-punk).{{Cite web|title=Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers|work=Picadilly Records|url=https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/146039/Hamish-Hawk-Angel-Numbers-Post-Electric|access-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134915/https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/146039/Hamish-Hawk-Angel-Numbers-Post-Electric|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite web|last=Lamont|first=Ben|title=Hamish Hawks storms a sold out Barrowlands|work=The Modern Record|date=10 February 2024|url=https://themodernrecord.co/all-live-reviews/2024/2/10/hamish-hawk-barrowland-ballroom-glasgow|access-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134907/https://themodernrecord.co/all-live-reviews/2024/2/10/hamish-hawk-barrowland-ballroom-glasgow|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Hawk has referred to his sound as "Lyrically driven [alternative pop](/source/alternative_pop) music".{{Cite news|date=21 June 2021|title=What's next for this year's Great Escape showcase artists |work=[Creative Scotland](/source/Creative_Scotland)|url=https://www.creativescotland.com/news-stories/features/browse-by-year/2021/06/great-escape-2021-whats-next|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134908/https://www.creativescotland.com/news-stories/features/browse-by-year/2021/06/great-escape-2021-whats-next|archive-date=17 June 2024}} Nevertheless, he prefers not to label his musical style, "We don't deal in genres, my career has been an exercise against that. I don't want to be pigeonholed. I've always felt quite comfortable with the fact that the songs on the album will be cohesive, insofar as they all involve the same people putting them together."{{Cite news|last=Thomson|first=Graeme|date=April 2024|title=Hamish Hawk Bio, April 2024|work=Prescription PR|url=https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m6f6z6s134165ku981zhd/HamishHawkAFirmerHandBioFinalEdit.docx?rlkey=w7tyulwd7tbm5sik8b0ztfk37&e=3&dl=0|access-date=14 June 2024}} Hawk's third album ''A Firmer Hand'', further incorporates [art rock](/source/art_rock),{{Cite news|last=Gleadow|first=Ewan|date=14 August 2024|title=Hamish Hawk – A Firmer Hand Review|work=Cult Following|url=https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2024/08/14/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-review/|access-date=14 August 2024|archive-date=14 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814182205/https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2024/08/14/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-review/}}{{Cite news|last=Herpell|first=Werner|date=14 August 2024|title=Hamish Hawk: A Firmer Hand – Albumreview|work=Sounds & Books|url=https://www.soundsandbooks.com/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-albumreview/|access-date=17 August 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814141210/https://www.soundsandbooks.com/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-albumreview/|archive-date=14 August 2024|language=DE|url-access=subscription}} [gothic rock](/source/gothic_rock){{cite web|title=Hamish Hawk: A Firmer Hand album review — evocative lyrics and erotic power games|magazine=[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)|url=https://www.ft.com/content/26049ecd-0254-4813-b031-a786640a9e90|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|date=14 August 2024|access-date=14 August 2024|archive-date=14 August 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814183137/https://www.ft.com/content/26049ecd-0254-4813-b031-a786640a9e90}}{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Luke|title=Proud Muddle of Desire: A Firmer Hand by Hamish Hawk|url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/album-of-the-week/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-review/|magazine=[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)|date=15 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240815101733/https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/album-of-the-week/hamish-hawk-a-firmer-hand-review/|archive-date=15 August 2024}} and [new wave](/source/new_wave_music) sounds.{{Cite news|date=22 July 2024|title=Listen: Hamish Hawk Creates Cryptic Sonic Layers Via "Nancy Dearest"|work=Glide Magazine|url=https://glidemagazine.com/303110/listen-hamish-hawk-creates-cryptic-sonic-layers-via-nancy-dearest/|access-date=12 August 2024|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726055258/https://glidemagazine.com/303110/listen-hamish-hawk-creates-cryptic-sonic-layers-via-nancy-dearest/}}{{cite magazine|title=Hamish Hawk - A Firmer Hand|magazine=[Record Collector](/source/Record_Collector)|location= London|issue=561|date=September 2024|page=131|last=Pollock|first=David}} ===Voice=== Hawk has been described as a [baritone](/source/baritone) [crooner](/source/crooner).{{cite journal |title="Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers" |journal=[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine)) |first=John |last=Aizlewood|issue=352 |date=March 2023 |page=93}}{{Cite news|last=McHugh|first=Stuart|date=17 November 2021|title=Album reviews: Hamish Hawk, Wozniak, Scott Twynholm, We Were Promised Jetpacks|work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)|url=https://www.scotsman.com/read-this/album-reviews-hamish-hawk-wozniak-scott-twynholm-we-were-promised-jetpacks-3461866|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134919/https://www.scotsman.com/read-this/album-reviews-hamish-hawk-wozniak-scott-twynholm-we-were-promised-jetpacks-3461866|archive-date=17 June 2024}}{{Cite news|last=Shuttleworth|first=Alastair|date=12 February 2025|title=Hamish Hawk review – Jarvis Cocker-esque Scot shows why he's at the edge of the big time|work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/12/hamish-hawk-review-new-century-hall-manchester|access-date=15 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213105539/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/12/hamish-hawk-review-new-century-hall-manchester|archive-date=13 February 2025}} And has been compared to [Neil Hannon](/source/Neil_Hannon), [Scott Walker](/source/Scott_Walker_(singer)), and Morrissey.{{Cite news|last=Herpell|first=Werner|date=10 August 2024|title=Singer-Songwriter Hamish Hawk im Interview|work=Sounds & Books|url=https://www.soundsandbooks.com/singer-songwriter-hamish-hawk-im-interview/|access-date=12 August 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240810220520/https://www.soundsandbooks.com/singer-songwriter-hamish-hawk-im-interview/|archive-date=10 August 2024|language=DE|url-access=subscription}} He has cited [Charles Aznavour](/source/Charles_Aznavour), [Jaques Brel](/source/Jaques_Brel), Morrissey, Cohen and Merrit as vocal influences, citing their "high drama sort of voice" as a reason. He described their vocal technique as "storytelling, very witty, very funny, but very dramatic. Everything sounded like something was going to happen. It feels like watching a play" ==Personal life== Hawk lives in Edinburgh and likes to swim in his free time.{{cite news|last=Midnight|first=Chip|url=https://bigtakeover.com/interviews/interview-hamish-hawk|title=Interview: Hamish Hawk|work=[The Big Takeover](/source/The_Big_Takeover)|date=8 February 2023|access-date=14 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134917/https://bigtakeover.com/interviews/interview-hamish-hawk|archive-date=17 June 2024}} He has had relationships with both men and women, but prefers to not label his sexuality.{{cite news|last=Herpell|first=Werner|url=https://www.bedroomdisco.de/2024/08/hamish-hawk-ich-bin-wohl-ziemlich-schnell-gelangweilt/|title=Hamish Hawk – Ich bin wohl ziemlich schnell gelangweilt|work=Bedroom Disco|date=14 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815014528/https://www.bedroomdisco.de/2024/08/hamish-hawk-ich-bin-wohl-ziemlich-schnell-gelangweilt/|archive-date=15 August 2024}}{{cite AV media|people=Kuiper, Martin (Interviewer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFu6QI0avc&t=1118s|title=Hamish Hawk interview - 'A Firmer Hand', no compromises, discomfort in writing, and more! (2024)|website=FaceCulture|medium=Interview|via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|date=10 September 2024|access-date=10 November 2024}} ==Backing band== {{multiple image | footer = From left to right: Andrew Pearson, Alex Duthie, and John Cashman. | image1 = Hamish_Hawk_(52618060620).jpg | alt1 = Andrew Pearson | width1 = 190 | image2 = Hamish_Hawk_(52617623466).jpg | alt2 = Oliver Brown | width2 = 190 | align = right | image3 = Hamish_Hawk_(52617625476).jpg | alt3 = John Cashman | width3 = 190 }} '''Current members''' * Andrew Pearson – guitar (2015–present) * Stefan Maurice – drums (2015–present) * Lizzie Reid – bass (2025–present){{Cite news|last=Furniss|first=Olaf|date=9 August 2025|title=Hamish Hawk, Fringe by the Sea review: 'a lyrical genius'|work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/hamish-hawk-fringe-by-the-sea-review-a-lyrical-genius-5264329|access-date=10 August 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250810080444/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/hamish-hawk-fringe-by-the-sea-review-a-lyrical-genius-5264329|archive-date=10 August 2025}} * John Cashman – keyboards, synth (2015–present) * Oliver Brown – guitar, keyboards (2024–present) '''Past members''' * Barry Carty – drums (2015–2018) * Alex Duthie – bass (2015–2024) ==Discography== '''Studio albums''' '''as Hamish James Hawk''' * ''Aznavour'' (2014) * ''Mull'' (2015) '''as Hamish Hawk & the New Outfit''' * ''From Zero to One'' (2018) '''as Hamish Hawk''' * ''Laziest River'' (2019) * ''Heavy Elevator'' (2021) * ''Angel Numbers'' (2023) * ''[A Firmer Hand](/source/A_Firmer_Hand)'' (2024) '''Extended plays''' * ''Covers'' (2022) * ''Covers II'' (2025) ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== * {{official website|https://hamishhawk.com}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawk, Hamish}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Scottish male singers Category:21st-century Scottish LGBTQ people Category:British post-punk musicians Category:Scottish LGBTQ musicians Category:Scottish LGBTQ singers Category:Scottish rock singers Category:Scottish rock guitarists Category:Scottish male guitarists Category:Scottish male songwriters Category:Scottish male singer-songwriters Category:Scottish singer-songwriters Category:Scottish folk musicians Category:Alumni of the University of St Andrews Category:Musicians from Edinburgh --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hamish Hawk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_Hawk) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_Hawk?action=history)). 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