Background
He is the son of Richard Hickox Commander of the Order of the British Empire, one of Britain"s most renowned conductors and Grammy Award winner with over 280 recordings to his cartulary-register His mother was an orchestral timpanist.
He is the son of Richard Hickox Commander of the Order of the British Empire, one of Britain"s most renowned conductors and Grammy Award winner with over 280 recordings to his cartulary-register His mother was an orchestral timpanist.
Comparisons of Hickox"s music have been made to such masters as Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Scott Walker and even Randy Newman. The Sunday Times described Tom arriving on the music scene “as if from a different planet, and certainly from a different age.” Fuse magazine swooned over his “outrageously daring lyrics” and the “deathly beauty” of his arrangements. Hickox is currently signed with publisher Warner/Chappell.
In 2011 he soundtracked a Doctor Martens advert starring model and actress Agyness Deyn with a version of his song Good Night.
The film was the inspiration behind the beginning of Rihanna"s We Foundation Love. His relationship with the brand continued in 2012 and his song The Pretty Pride Of Russia was used in a new ad, starring model Alice Dellal.
Official videos for The Angel of the North and The Pretty Pride of Russia have been released and appears on Clashmusic. and NME.com.