Paul Hawkins | |
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| Origin | England |
| Genres | Post punk outsider music |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | Jezus Factory Records Audio Antihero Fleeing from Pigeons Records AFUK Records |
| Members | Paul Hawkins, Ian Button, Mary Boe, Chris Potter, David Woolf, Adam Croucher, Anthony Keen |
| Past members | Alex Templeton-Ward, David Serra, Niall Spooner-Harvey, Jeremy Walton, Stuart Saunderson |
Paul Hawkins is a British author, singer-songwriter, and disability rights advocate. [1] [2] He grew up near Bristol and has been active in London's antifolk scene. [3] [4] [5] He has collaborated with Ian Button and a six-piece band under the name of Paul Hawkins & The (sometimes stylised "Thee") Awkward Silences, and has also worked with the artist Alex Templeton-Ward. [6] [7] [8]
His debut solo album The Misdiagnosis of Paul Hawkins was released on AFUK Records in 2006, later reissued the Fleeing from Pigeons net label in April 2009. [9] [6]
Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences performed on the BBC Introducing stage at Latitude Festival 2008, and recorded a BBC Radio 1 session for Huw Stephens. [10] [11] They released two albums on Jezus Factory Records between 2008 and 2010, [12] [13] [14] as well as an EP via Audio Antihero in 2011. [15] [16] [17]
In 2011, Hawkins was a contestant on the Pointless season 4, [18] [19] [20] and The Awkward Silences recorded a session for Dandelion Radio in October. [21] A session for Resonance FM followed in January 2012. [22] In 2014, The Awkward Silences performed at Liberty Festival. [23] [24]
In 2013, Hawkins' first book, Bad Santas and Other Creepy Christmas Characters, was published by Simon & Schuster UK. [25] [26]
The Awkward Silences released Outsider Pop in 2016, [27] [28] and an eponymous album in 2020. [29] The King of Cats album, featuring new members Anthony Keen and David Woolf, was released in 2025. [30]
Hawkins is a disability rights advocate, [1] [2] and works for the Attitude Is Everything charity. [31] [32] [33]
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