Hawk Eyes Die Trying for album No.3

By Martin Kielty
( Prog )
published

Paul Astick admits Everything Is Fine lead track is “not a happy song”

Hawk Eyes have streamed Die Trying, the first track from upcoming third album album Everything Is Fine.

It’s set for launch on February 9 – although Paul Astick admits he had a hard time writing the material, and only a trip to a bleak Yorkshire nature reserve helped him.

The frontman says: “I had severe writers’ block for the duration of this album. To get out of a hole, I went and put myself in one – I went to Spurn Point on a really bleak evening. The sea and landscape tell you how to feel. Then my imagination did the work. Not a happy song.”

Everything Is Fine is available for pre-order via the band’s Pledge campaign page. They play three UK shows next month before a headline tour in February.

Tour dates

Nov 01: Nightmare festival, London

Nov 16: London Forum – with Kerbdog

Nov 21: Nottingham Rock City – with Kerbdog

Feb 12: Liverpool Maguire’s Pizza Bar

Feb 13: London Barfly

Feb 14: Southampton Joiners

Feb 17: Nottingham Bodega

Feb 18: Manchester Sound Control

Feb 19: Newcastle Cluny

Feb 20: Glasgow Nice’n’Sleazy

Feb 21: Leeds Brudenell Social Club

Martin Kielty
Freelance Online News Contributor

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.