‘Hickox counts on the rich depth of his material and the quiet intensity of his presentation to draw listeners in. I have compared him in the past to Leonard Cohen crossed with Anthony And The Johnsons, but really even that does him a disservice, because he is onto something unique and of himself. He's an original'.

Neil McCormick, The Daily Telegraph - March 20th 2009

Tom Hickox is a chronicler of our times, and of the conflicts and choices that characterise them.

As a child growing up in Edinburgh he rejected music completely, associating it with the erratic and dislocated lives of his parents: an outstanding timpanist & world class conductor. But at 17, during a long and difficult recuperation from serious illness, he discovered and then immersed himself in songwriting. Utterly inspired by this new love, he began to spend all his free time glued to a piano, frantically scribbling down lyrical ideas as songs began to emerge. This nascent

obsession was heavily influenced by his other, already established passion: literature, and as much as his work is evocative of such songwriting giants as Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave, it is the influence of literary greats such as Pinter, Eliot and Joyce that perhaps sets him apart.

Every once in a while an artist comes along that is both unique and deeply thought provoking. Tom Hickox is one such artist.

Following his critically acclaimed performances at SXSW, Glastonbury and the Big Chill Festivals, and on Radio 4's Loose Ends, he will be playing more live shows across the UK.