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Music Monday – Hawklion

Submitted by Editor on October 8, 2012 – 12:58No Comment

Hawklion might sound a wee bit familiar, especially if you were a fan of ‘The Looks‘! Well Alec, Chris and Graham are back under a new name ‘Hawklion‘ and sounding brilliant.

‘Y Tu’ comes from the forthcoming EP ‘Gold and Silver’ with plans for a second EP release early next year followed by their debut album scheduled for April 2013. For more information on the band and to keep up to date with their music click the links below:

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