Well, Darren Hayes' new album has leaked on the Internet and my first impression is... it's quite good, innit!
With 25 songs, there was always the danger the album would be chock full of shit, but the good news is the majority of it is not shit!
Here are the highlights:
Me, myself and (I)
You can always tell when someone is listening to this on MSN as the (I) becomes a lightbulb. Luckily, that isn't the most exciting thing about this song. This is going to be the next single, and is funky as fuck. It should be massive!
Sing to me
We all know Darren is best loved for his beautiful ballads, and this is the best of the bunch from the new album. While 'Words' and 'I just want you to love me' are also gorgeous, this one feels like a step up from the typical ballads we currently endure from the likes of westlife. This needs to be a single!
Listen all you people
This song features lyrics such as "queens", "queers" and "phobes". Would I be wrong to suggest this is a birrova anthem in the making? The gayest thing he's done since 'Crush'(apart from get married, of course) but a million times better!
Casey
This one is the longest on the album, weighing in at over six minutes long, but it certainly doesn't grate on you and tells songs of being saved in a yellow car. Well, if you are gonna be saved it has to be a yellow car, right? Fabulous!
Add to that another 21 songs of a high quality and I think we are looking at album of the year! In your face, MIKA!
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OMG!
hey guy, listen up!
im from brazil, and im a huuuge fan of darren hayes.. but living here is kind of a problem, because it will take some time for his new album to be released here :/ i always buy them when i get the chance, but i happened to know that you already heard the full album! so, it would be veeeery nice if you could just let me do the same thing :) i dont know if you downloaded throught a link or a torrent, but can you help me? please?
well, my MSN and email is febengua@hotmail.com ;]
im waiting!
see ya
hi
where did you find the album? ive pre-ordered the special ed box but so want to hear the album - can u email me the link please tonypie2@yahoo.co.uk
thanks :)
Hey Daz,
Just thought I'd let you know that the Sunday Telegraph in Sydney gave this album 4 stars in a mini-review in its (albeit tiny as) music section this week...here's the quote:
"This is the album we've been waiting for since Hayes split from Savage Garden.
Having released the album independently....there is a freedom and sincerity to the new sound.
At first listen, some may think Hayes is being self-indulgent by including 25 songs.
But every one tells a story and deserves its place on this beautiful album."
On The Verge Of Something Wonderful might get a chart boost next week, he performed on Rove last night and generally when that happens, you see a chart boost the following week. I shall keep you posted. ;o)
P.S Thanks to a certain somebody putting a link to your blog in his signature, I've now stumbled across your hilarious blog. Keep going with it! :oD
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