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Darren Hayman is not to be confused with Darren Hayes, lead singer of Savage Garden, although I gather this has happened several times, much to Hayman's bemusement. Anyway, Darren Hayman was recently awarded a 9/10 for his current album, The Essex Arms. Read that review here. So, it's undoubtedly a very good thing that he's got some new music on the way, lots of it.»
The new Darren Hayman single, taken from his forthcoming record, The Essex Arms.»
We know we've said it many times before, but we're not going to stop saying it. Because it remains true. Darren Hayman is genuinely one of the best songwriters to have emerged from this country in the last couple of decades - both as part of Hefner and latterly with The Secondary Modern. Even the record which was about town planning. Seriously. »
DJ Produce duo Buffetlibre have announced yet more names for their Amnesty International supported compilation, entitled Peace, which now features over 50 artists from across the world including, of course, the UK.»
Some people call the indie-pop scene pretty incestious. Not in that way, but in the way that these blokes and blokettes with instruments aren't afraid to link up with their chums for the sake of music. I guess it's kind of like hip-hop in that way...»
Watch Darren Hayman perform 'Gravity Of The Situation', originally by Vic Chesnutt.»
OK. Most of you know the deal by now. We run competition, you have to answer a question, winner gets picked at random. Etc. This time we're giving away a pair of tickets to End Of The Road. It's a while away yet but if you get your tickets you won't need to worry about it...»
DiS faves Los Campesinos! have been announced as the Sunday night headliners of this year's Indietracks festival.»
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Indietracks festival»
Hefner have announced details of their posthumous live album.»
Tilly And The Wall, or Tilly & The Wall if you're one of these ampersand-fancying sorts, have announced a last-minute London show. So, like, here's the information...»
More than three years after disbanding, Hefner’s former frontman has announced the release of two CDs charting the band’s history, the first of which is imminent...»