Solitary, rootsy post-punk of the best kind, delving into somewhat dark and twisted terrrain, but invested with a lot of passion and unflinching grit. The sparse and haunting arrangements put acoustic guitars at the forefront, but vary the pace with occasional searing licks, eerie solo piano, and harmony vocals. It's one of the relatively few releases of this type that will find a comfortable home in the collections of those with an ear for either stark folk-rock or grunge.
I tried to go out again tonight...failed miserabley!! I am to the point that unless there is something spectacular to do, or there is some amazing band playing...staying in and listening to music is the better option...Anyway, anyone else in my age range (30 ^) remember this guy? I can remember him being heralded as the 'Canadian Beck'...um, not so much! I do love this song though...so here it ...
Note: This is somewhat of a lengthy post, not incredibly long, but give yourself some timeAfter championing someone as talented of a song writer as Hayden for over 10 years and still seeing him simply "get by" record after record, I'm pleased to hear of his recent success after touring with fellow Canadian, Feist. Hayden writes some incredibly simple and facinating songs. I'd like to feature...