The official website for the band Hefner and songwriter Darren Hayman
Hefner t-shirts are back.
Size Chest (to fit):
S – 34/36″ // M – 38/40″ // L – 42/44″ // XL – 46/48″ // XXL – 50/52″
Available in four sizes and four colours. Colour samples below.
Using the design from the ‘Maida Vale’ album.
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Hefner’s fourth long player, Dead Media was initially released on 24th September 2001 and will be getting a vinyl re-issue (on cult indie label wiaiwya) on 13 May 2022. Available on black and green vinyl.
Order Dead Media on black vinyl here!
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Order Dead Media on green vinyl here!
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You can also buy the download from Bandcamp here…
Classic Hefner t-shirts are back.
Size Chest (to fit):
S – 34/36″ // M – 38/40″ // L – 42/44″ // XL – 46/48″ // XXL – 50/52″
Available in four sizes, and three colours.
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Indie favourites Hefner were to become regulars at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios with both Steve Lamacq and John Peel vying for their services. This is the group’s first-ever BBC session, recorded for Lamacq soon after the release of their debut LP; among the four songs is live favourite Twisting Mary’s Arm, which was usually the closing song of their live set. According to Darren Hayman, they intended never to record it but eventually relented. Gatefold package also includes free downloads of original BBC files and a set of postcards.
Songsheet:
The Librarian
Tactile
May God Protect Your Home
Twisting Mary’s Arm
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Please note, this record should ship out on or around 1st March. If you order records together with it they will also be shipped at that time.
Pre-order the Lamacq and Peel session together. Prices include P and P.
Finally, a second repress of the debut album by Darren Hayman and his first band Hefner in time for the 20th Anniversary.
It’s like the original. It has ten songs on it.
The two CD version has 40 songs on it, including 30 b-sides and outtakes.
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Or buy the download here…
Another repress for Hefner’s second album.
It remains many people’s favourite album of Darren’s. Odd and angular, it is a brutal reading of falling and out and in of love and contains his most well known songs.
The CD re-issue is almost as desirable with 29 extra tracks b-sides and outtakes.
NME – “‘The Fidelity Wars’ is a treasure and comfort for anyone who’s set out on the bumpy road to love, and gotten distracted by the scenery along the way.”
Pitchfork – “Lots of bands write songs about girls. Some bands don’t write anything but songs about girls. And then there are those select few bands that elevate writing songs about girls to a hallowed art form. If David Gedge (erstwhile Wedding Present leader and current Cinerama frontman) is the president of this club, then Darren Hayman, the cocky leader of Hefner, is surely the up- and- coming VP.”
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I like music that has a purpose. These instrumentals were composed with a guitar in my hand whilst watching the news. I wanted to not engage fully. The purpose of the music is to distract. You can watch the news with the sound down anyway. There’s one tune for every day of the week. I hope this is useful to you in some way.
All instruments by Darren Hayman, except Saturday, which features viola by James Topham.
There is also a video for every tune.
An EP of five songs for free for Christmas. A preview of an album ‘You Will Not Die’ to be released in 2021.
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double coloured vinyl 7″, with inner sleeves includes download
Darren covers Goldfinger with backing singers and everything.
Full track listiing…
Sleeper featuring David Gedge – Mr Kisss Kiss Bang Bang
The Left Outsides – Diamonds are Forever
Darren Hayman – Goldfinger
DJ Downfall featuring Theoretical Girl – Moonraker
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Recorded in the last two weeks of May 2020 during lockdown.
My intention was to make something in lockdown that didn’t sound as though it was recorded in lockdown. Something that was open, loud and free sounding.
Recorded in the Doll’s House room at Darren’s parents house. Misha and Jon’s parts recorded at Misha’s flat and Jon’s studio, One Cat Studio.
Darren Hayman – Voice, Rickenbacker 620, Jen SX 1000, Fender Bass
Jonathan Clayton – Drums
Misha Chylkova – Voice on “Better Off Dead”
Available on download through Bandcamp.
01 Men Die First
02 Better Off Dead
03 Make a Home
04 Me and You
05 My Hand, My Heart
06 Dead Summer