Darren Hayman

Bill's Indie Basement (7/19): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: album reviews from Mick Trouble, Darren Hayman (Hefner), and Big Stick, plus a new compilation of San Francisco underground pop, Arab Strap’s debut album gets reissued and The Flaming Lips’ ’King’s Mouth’ finally hits streaming services.

The Quietus' Albums of the Year 2018

UK music site The Quietus have published their Albums of the Year 2018 list and, as usual, it looks pretty different than most other sites’ lists…

19 New Holiday Songs Released This Week

Listen to new holiday songs by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mark Kozelek, Le Couleur, White Town, Darren Hayman, William Shatner & Billy Gibbons, Phoebe Bridgers, The Beths, Wavves, and more.

Bill's Indie Basement (7/27): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: Swervedriver’s best and least heard album gets a much-deserved reissue; plus Anna Calvi, new Slumberland band Peel Dream Magazine; Chilean psych duo The Holydrug Couple; UK indiepop megagroup THe Fortuna Pop All-Stars, and more.

End of the Road fest: 2018 lineup

The 2018 lineup was revealed today featuring headliners Vampire Weekend (their first show in four years) and St. Vincent, plus Feist, Yo La Tengo, Ezra Furman, Jeff Tweedy, John Cale, Oh Sees, Gruff Rhys, Fat White Family, Julia Holter, Destroyer, Big Thief, Aldous Harding, Hookworms, Omar Souleyman, Mulatu Astatke, Protomartyr, Japanese Breakfast, Gwenno, and lots more.

noisy UK band Spectres release unofficial Bond theme; Ramesh, Darren Hayman & more on new indiepop 007 tribute

Spectres hail from Bristol, UK and make the kind of hazy, dark din that’s not too far off from what Ride or Swervedriver did in their early days…

Darren Hayman (Hefner) playing first NYC show in 15 years, with The Smittens and Pale Lights (who have new records)

Darren Hayman UK singer/songwriter Darren Hayman spent much of the ’90s in cult indie band Hefner where his literate takes on romance (and warbly vocal style) played like a Mike Leigh movie…

Mark Kozelek, Will Oldham, John Vanderslice, and more contributing to Jason Molina tribute album (stream a track)

Weary Engine Blues is the title of a forthcoming benefit album that pays tribute to Jason Molina who died last week. It will be released by Graveface Records and artists contributing Molina covers include Mark Kozelek, Will Oldham, Allo Darlin’, Scout Niblett, John Vanderslice, Jeffrey Lewis, Damien Jurado, Jonathan Meiburg (Sheerwater), Hospital Ships, Wave Pictures, and more…
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