Marquis Hawkes announces debut album 'Social Housing'

After releasing a trio of barnstorming EPs on Houndstooth, we're very pleased to announce that we'll be putting out Marquis Hawkes' debut album, 'Social Housing'. Explaining the reason behind the album's title, Marquis stated:

“Social Housing is named as such, because it's the environment I live in, the first thing I see every day when I walk out of my front door, and in effect, influences aspects of my life, including my music. Too often, particularly in the UK, the term is viewed negatively and equated with slum estates, broken windows and criminality. I want to show that something positive comes out of such schemes. The album Social Housing wouldn't have been possible to produce without the stability and security that social housing has given me and my family.”

Two years in the making, Social Housing is made up of 12 brand new and unreleased tracks, which both showcase and transcend Hawkes’ penchant for soulful vocal cut-ups and jacking drum-machine jams. Tracks including ‘Apple Of My Eye’ and ‘Tim’s Keys’ feature input from Hawkes’ regular collaborator Timothy Blake on keys whilst ‘I’m So Glad’ features the soaring vocals of one dance music’s most recognizable voices, Jocelyn Brown. The cover artwork was drawn by illustrator and fellow musician Alan Oldham (aka DJ T-1000), a member of the Detroit collective Underground Resistance, who is renowned for his graphic novels and cover artwork for labels such Transmat and Djax Up-Beats. 

Listen to 'Fantasy' below, and pre-order on triple-pack vinyl or CD from our store.