featured from 16 august 2011

* live photo by Piotr

"Dear Punk Rock,
I do not regret leaving you...
Look at what you've become now that you think you're someone...
You were wrong to let go of me so easily...
Congratulations you're everything you hate.
You're the one with the problem; you can change your mind.

... Sorry I said all those nasty things about you."

Hawks of Alba are releasing their debut EP "Dear Punk Rock, Sorry I said all those nasty things about you" in September,  with the launch happening on Saturday 10th September at the Grace Emily.

Songs from the EP have already been well received with 'Cut You Out' the leading single, receiving airplay on Triple J and community radio stations around Australia; and 'Over Before it Ended' featuring on the ABC2 series "twentysomething" (airing September 6th 2011).

Hawks have been described as "Heart Break High narrated by the Breeders" - with every song a love/hate letter of relationship breakdowns. "Dear Punk Rock,.." has been nearly a year in the making with the band recording the songs themselves and sending it away to be finished by their heroes - mixed by Larry Crane (Elliott Smith, Sleater-Kinney) and mastered by Bob Weston (of Shellac).

The Hawks are launching "Dear Punk Rock,..." on Saturday 10th September 2011 at the Grace Emily (Adelaide) along with The Honeypies and Jonsez (MELB ex-Horsell Common), and the EP will be available for purchase online (CD and digital) on the 12th September.

For your chance to win a copy of Hawks of Alba's debut EP, visit the Music SA Contest Corner.