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Big Boss Man bassist and monkeyboxing.com favourite The Hawk is back with a hot slice of authentic-sounding northern soul (Read review/ Watch video) featuring the long overdue return of former The Snugs/ The Heavy songstress Hannah Collins on Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover. And who better to release such a contemporary soul gem than Italian vinyl champions Record Kicks. Also, since its getting both 7” and digital format releases you can be all future-retro in your buying as well as your listening! Plus it’ll be out on forthcoming Record Kicks comp Mo’ Record Kicks – so keep your eyes peeled innit.

(PRESS RELEASE) Record Kicks is pleased to welcome new group THE HAWK feat. LITTLE HANNAH COLLINS, and to announce the upcoming release of their first single “Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover”, which is also the first single to be extracted from the forthcoming MO’ RECORDKICKS compilation. The man behind The Hawk is Scott Milson, (bass player of critically acclaimed UK funk band on Big Boss Man on Blow Up Records), who already released various tracks under this name, winning over numerous fans and securing airplay from DJs such as Rob Da Bank (BBC 1) and Steve Lamacq (BBC 1).
For this new project Scott teams up with former player/vocalist for The Heavy Hannah Collins to create “a slice of contemporary northern soul”. Much in advance of its release, “Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover” has already gained the support of Craig Charles (BBC 6) and Francesco Adinolfi (Rai 2), and will be available for purchase on digital download and 45 starting February 22nd, with “If You Wanna Be My Man” by Italian Hammond beat kings THE LINK QUARTET featuring new sister funk queen from the UK GIZELLE SMITH on the B side. Wasting no time at all since the realization of this first track, The Hawk is already back in the studio to record two other songs, soon expected out on RK, so keep an eye out for this and other tracks by this new outfit!
The Hawk – Myspace
Hannah Collins – Myspace
recordkicks.net