HAWK are no strangers to TVD—we’ve been big fans of previous singles “Glass,” “Hush,” and their beautiful EP “Clock Hands.” So it came as a bit of a surprise to find that we have yet to feature them as our Artist of the Week. This has now been rectified.
HAWK are one of those bands that has been quietly developing behind closed doors only to suddenly come out of the woodwork with incredible new material that blows everyone away. The band’s latest single “Once Told” is an extremely important one for many reasons. Not only is it beautifully written, it also delivers an important message that demands attention.
Following their previous single “Glass” which focused on the recent Marriage Equality Referendum that took place in Ireland, “Once Told” is a track that has activism at its heart—revealing dated mindsets as to abortion laws and wider issues around pregnancy, sexuality, and contraception.
With this latest release it feels as though HAWK are edging toward a darker sound similar to Daughter with a bit of Waxahatchee thrown in. “Once Told” is the first track taken form their next self-titled EP which will be released in April 2016.
The quartet began originally as a solo project with Irish born singer/ songwriter Julie Hawk in the frontline. Julie began collaboration with Matthew Harris (guitar) in 2012 and a year later Sam Campbell (drums) and Chris Handsley (bass) joined to form the band you hear today.
“Once Told” is out on February 19th 2016 via Veta Records.
