| Standing at the Sky's Edge | ||||
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| Released | 7 May 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, chamber pop, neo-psychedelia[1] | |||
| Length | 50:27 | |||
| Label | Parlophone (UK) Mute (US) | |||
| Producer | Richard Hawley and Colin Elliot | |||
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Standing at the Sky's Edge is the seventh studio album from English musician Richard Hawley, released in the UK on 7 May 2012 and in the US on 28 August 2012. The album is markedly different from Hawley's previous efforts, often relinquishing softer instrumentation in favour of squalling guitars. As with all of Hawley's previous albums, the title obliquely refers to a location in his native city of Sheffield, in this case Skye Edge, a hillside area with views over the city centre and formerly known for its crime-ridden estates but largely redeveloped in the mid-2000s.[2][3]
On 12 September 2012 the album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize,[4] Hawley's second nomination after 2005's Coles Corner.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AllMusicwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Beaumont, Mark (8 May 2012). "Review: Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky's Edge". NME. London, England: IPC Media. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (3 May 2012). "Review: Richard Hawley – Standing At the Sky's Edge". The Guardian. London, England: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Mercury Prize 2012: the nominees". BBC News. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.