Darren Hayman is proving to be pretty industrious in 2011, not content with producing a song a day in January, playing bass with Rotifer and being part of the Vostok 5 album and exhibition he has a number of releases up his sleeve.
The albums about the Essex witch-trials and Britain’s lidos are forthcoming and he has just released The Ships Piano. The album was written after Hayman was mugged in 2009 and wanted to write quiet, simple, music to aid his recuperation. He says of the process:
If you are a songwriter and something bad happens to you, people say, “You can write a song about it at least.” They mean well, but the big events in life have to seap out gradually with me and not in urgent, confessional bursts. The songs on this record are pleas for calm. As I get older I find I prefer small, quiet things.
To download a free copy of the album’s title track go to http://www.fortunapop.com/free_download.php?id=32.
The album is released by Fortuna POP! and gets released in shops of October 17th. You can buy the album early by going to Darren Hayman’s website at http://www.hefnet.com/shopintro.htm.
He plays an afternoon gig at Brighton’s Unitarian Church from 2pm on Sunday 13th November showcasing songs from the album on a grand piano. A full listing of his upcoming gigs is below.
Weds 21 September – Wilmington Arms, London (Vostok 5 show)
Tues 18 October – The Albany, London (intimate piano set)
Weds 19 October – The Albany, London (intimate piano set)
Thur 3 November – Scala, London (Fortuna POP! 15th Anniversary)
Sun 13 November – Unitarian Church, Brighton (grand piano set)
By Dorian Rogers
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