Album info

• Title Living Arrows
• Artist Chesney Hawkes
• Year 2025
• Genre Pop

Tracklist

1. Nobody Like You
2. Live Forever
3. 13
4. LOUD!
5. Get a Hold of Yourself
6. Do You Ever Think of Me?
7. The Ballad of Benny & Alice
8. The Meaning of This
9. Surprise Yourself
10. Love’s Here When You Need It
11. Radio Silence
12. I Don’t Wanna Be You

Thoughts

Somehow I’ve never actually listened to any Chesney Hawkes yet, I wonder if it’s a bit cheeky to start with a new album rather than his absolute classics, but here we are. I quite enjoyed it. It’s sensible, heartfelt, grown up pop without being too cheesy - it reminded me a bit of Keith Urban, although obviously less country. The track 13 is something of an outlier, not fun, not too pop, and completely engrossing and heartbreaking in equal measure. Overall, a great album from someone with a lengthy rollercoaster of a career.

Rating: 4 / 5