PUBLISHED: Jul 03, 2010
DESCRIPTION:
The first song to be released from Darren Hayman's (Hefner) fifth solo album 'Essex Arms'.
The album is the second in a proposed trilogy of albums about Hayman's home county of Essex, a conceptual piece about the East Anglian rural underbelly. Whereas Pram Town (2009) dealt with the displacement and ennui of living in a new town (Harlow) -- and received the best reviews of Hayman's post-Hefner career -- Essex Arms takes the narrative to the countryside.
"The songs are about love in unloved places," says Darren. "I wanted to sing about a lawless, hidden version of the countryside, but still treat the subject with tenderness and respect."