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Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern - Essex Arms

4951 days ago

DrownedInSound — Darren Hayman has crafted another remarkable record out of the most unexpected of source materials, but its brilliance will stick even if you don’t get a little thrill of familiarity by hearing him sing, "the Rayleigh boys, will fuck up all of Sout... more info

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New song from Darren Hayman’s “Essex Arms”

4967 days ago

Songs:Illinois — It looks like I am able to share one more song fairly legally from the new album Essex Arms from Darren Hayman. Clearly I love the guy from these posts (here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here) and I’m not sure quite why. But I think he’... more info

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Watch: Darren Hayman - 'Calling Out Your Name Again', get free mp3

4994 days ago

DrownedInSound — The new Darren Hayman single, taken from his forthcoming record, The Essex Arms. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

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Hey, what's that sound: Ukulele

5016 days ago

Guardian Music — From George Formby to Jens Lekman, the four-stringed sibling of the guitar has had champions both comical and conventionalWhat is it? A tiny, four-stringed guitar that can look comical or cute when strummed, first popularised in early 21st-century Ha... more info

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Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern – “Nothing You Can Do About It”

5021 days ago

Songs:Illinois — Alright. Good news. The recently, fairly prolific, ex-leader of Hefner, Darren Hayman, has a new record out. It’s the second in a three lp cycle about his home county of Essex. This record is called Essex Arms. The first single is “Nothing Y... more info

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Away Game festival to kick off on Isle of Eigg

5023 days ago

Guardian Music — Fence Collective event on tiny Scottish island sells out before lineup is even announcedOne of the year's liveliest and certainly wee-est festivals is to take place on the Isle of Eigg. And it was sold out before the lineup had even been announced. F... more info

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Spotifriday #56 - This Week on DiS as a playlist

5028 days ago

DrownedInSound — This week's Spotify playlist, formed from the various bits of content on our site in the last week or so. This one features some Norwegian goodness/badness, Perfume Genius, Darren Hayman, Skream, Tweak Bird, Eels and a few other luminaries. Click her... more info

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Watch: Darren Hayman - 'Nothing You Can Do About It'

5030 days ago

DrownedInSound — 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 a... more info

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