Some artists use new albums to test techniques or redefine their approach. Others have no such inclination. And a select few, have no such need--artists like Richard Hawley. Blessed with a deep, rich voice to compliment his romantic sensibilities, Hawley was born to be a nocturnal storyteller. Wherever a head hangs low, a heart retreats to lick its wounds, or a midnight rain falls, he is there to document and turn it into a song. And not just any song, but a woozy, haunted concoction with slow melt of a great scotch. Lady's Bridge is just like all of Hawley's albums: timeless, refined, and darkly gorgeous.