Goldhawks were a rock band from London, England.
History Goldhawks's name is taken from the Goldhawk Road near Shepherd's Bush in West London.New Band of the Day: Goldhawks. The Guardian, 22 January 2010. The vocalist and guitarist are brothers.Interview, BBC, 4 February 2010.
Frontman Bobby Cook had initially started a career as a solo singer-songwriter,Bobby Cook Review The Guardian releasing the singles "Gone So Far", "Deja Vu", and "Homesick" in 2007, on Dance to the Radio record labelBreaking Act: Goldhawks. The Times, 26 November 2009. and playing with Laura Marling, Noah and the Whale, and Jamie T before forming the band. The band's debut, Trick of Light, arrived on Mercury Records late in 2010.Review of Trick of Light. Pop Matters, 7 September 2010. The group spent part of Autumn 2010 touring Germany.Interview, Contact Music. and in January 2011, announced that they would be releasing their debut album in March. Having released Trick of the Light in March 2011, the band released Keep The Fire EP through iTunes 3 April 2011 consisting of 5 mixes of the track. There have been no further releases; the band's Facebook page has had no updates since 2011 and their website is defunct.
Members Bobby Cook – vocals Jack Cook – guitar Colin Straton – bass Graham Smith – drums Nick Mills – keyboards
Discography Trick of Light (Mercury Records, 2010) Keep The Fire EP (Mercury Records, 2011)
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