Artist: Darren Hayman
Genre: Indie Pop
Darren Hayman is an English singer-songwriter and musician born in 1970, known as the leader of indie pop band Hefner and for his prolific solo career. With Hefner in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hayman created lo-fi indie pop with literate, often melancholic lyrics and deadpan delivery. After Hefner's split, Hayman pursued an extensive solo career, releasing numerous albums exploring various themes and styles. His projects have included concept albums about Essex, the Olympics, and Florence Nightingale. Hayman's music is characterized by honest, observational lyrics and melodic indie pop arrangements. Despite critical acclaim, he has remained underground, valuing artistic freedom over commercial success. Hayman represents British indie pop's more literary, conceptual wing, demonstrating sustained creativity and independence across two decades.
Darren Hayman vinyl records (10)
DARREN HAYMAN Florence (2015 UK limited edition 10-track vinyl LP the thirteenth solo studio album from the British singer / songwriter which was recorded in the city of Florence at the apartment of Elizabeth Morris [Allo Darlin] and Ola Innset [Making Marks] who Darren was visiting. Complete with a download code the vinyl is UNPLAYED housed in the picture sleeve which remains sealed within its hype-stickered shrinkwrap FIKA048LP) Track Listing: A1
£20.00 new
DARREN HAYMAN & THE SECONDARY MODERN Essex Arms (2010 UK limited edition 12-track vinyl LP - The fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Darren Hayman but the third recorded alongside his regular backing band the Secondary Modern including the single Calling Out Your Name Again which features guest vocals from Emmy The Great
£23.00 used
DARREN HAYMAN The Ships Piano (2011 UK limited edition 11-track vinyl LP - The sixth studio album from British singer-songwriter including the single I Taught You How To Dance. The picture sleeve retains its opened original shrinkwrap and comes with the picture / credit inner while the vinyl remains in barely played condition FPOP120LP) Track Listing: A1
£23.00 used
THE HAYMAN KUPA BAND Someone To Care For (2016 UK limited edition 7 vinyl single also including What Happened. Both the picture sleeve and vinyl is in as new condition VAN303)
£17.00 used
DARREN HAYMAN 12 Astronauts (2019 UK 12-track vinyl LP. Eighteenth solo album from the English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Spot lacquered picture sleeve with illusttrated credit inner. Both sleeve and vinyl display minimal signs of wear and play. WIALP071 ) Track Listing: A1 Spaceman No More (Neil Armstrong) A2 Low Orbit (Buzz Aldrin) A3 Timber Cove (Pete Conrad) A4 Alan Bean (Alan Bean) A5 Dont Clip My Wings (Alan Shepard) A6 Hard Disk In The Sky (Edgar Mitchell) B1 Major Sunday (David Scott) B2 Genesis Rock (James Irwin) B3 100% Oxygen (John Young) B4 Dukes Dream (Charlie Duke) B5 Its Geology (Harrison Schmitt) B6 Things We Left Behind (Gene Cernan)
£22.99 used
DARREN HAYMAN & THE SHORT PARLIAMENT Bugbears (2013 UK 13-track vinyl LP. An album of songs from the English Civil War and seventeenth century. Picture sleeve with ye olde style lyric pamphlet. The sleeve shows just a small crease to the bottom. The vinyl reveals minimal signs of play. FIKA024) Track Listing: A1 Martin Said 2:07 A2 Bugbears 2:55 A3 Sir Thomas Fairfax March 2:11 A4 Seven Months Married 2:50 A5 Hey Then Up We Go 2:17 A6 The Owl 2:14 A7 The Contented 3:39 B1 Impossibilities 4:55 B2 Babylon Has Fallen 2:41 B3 I Live Not Where I Love 3:53 B4 Bold Astrolger 3:19 B5 Old England Grown New 2:34 B6 When The King Enjoys His Own Again 1:24
£16.99 used
DARREN HAYMAN Florence (2015 UK limited edition 10-track vinyl LP the thirteenth solo studio album from the British singer / songwriter which was recorded in the city of Florence at the apartment of Elizabeth Morris [Allo Darlin] and Ola Innset [Making Marks] who Darren was visiting. Housed in the picture sleeve with lyric inner
£16.99 used
DARREN HAYMAN Four Queens (2013 UK limited edition 4-track 10 vinyl single featuring Henrietta Maria Nine Day Queen Elizabeth The First and Eleanor Of Aquitaine picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl has only minor surface scuffs FPOP145) Track Listing: A1 Henrietta Maria 3:34 A2 Nine Day Queen 3:08 B1 Elizabeth The First 3:50 B2 Eleanor Of Aquitaine 2:14
£12.00 used
DARREN HAYMAN Thankful Villages Vol. 1 (2016 UK 18-track vinyl LP. Volume one of three from the English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Picture sleeve with download code. Sealed from new with hype-sticker) Track Listing: A1 Knowlton A2 Culpho A3 St Michael South Elmham A4 Puttenham A5 Stoke Hammond A6 Little Sodbury A7 Rodney Stoke A8 Holywell Lake A9 Aisholt B1 Stocklinch B2 Strethall B3 Welbury B4 Scruton B5 Chelwood B6 Langton Herring B7 Herodsfoot B8 Butterton B9 Bradbourne
£27.99 new
DARREN HAYMAN The Ships Piano (2011 UK limited edition 11-track vinyl LP - The sixth studio album from British singer-songwriter including the single I Taught You How To Dance. The picture sleeve show light wear and comes with the picture /credit inner while the vinyl remains in barely played condition FPOP120LP) Track Listing: A1
£16.99 used