‘Angel Numbers’: a series of recurring numerical patterns, which some believe to have cosmic significance. It’s also the name of the forthcoming album by Hamish Hawk: an apt title for an artist who bounces between scepticism and wonder, on a constant quest to outwit the ordinary. With the release of ‘Heavy Elevator’ in 2021, Edinburgh-based Hawk established himself as a writer of heartfelt, unashamedly literate songs to stimulate both pulse and psyche. Offering words to savour and tunes to relish, in songs both filmic and romantic, drenched with a sceptical ‘joie de vivre’. Comparisons have been made from Jarvis Cocker to Scott Walker. A singer of style and guile peddling accessible intelligence: what’s not to love?