The Doll's House Room, by Darren Hayman

The Doll's House Room

by Darren Hayman

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Jem Woolley This is a great mini-album with a lovely electric summery sound, perfect companion to his recent acoustic Home Time Album. Favorite track: Dead Summer.

Tim Walker This was Hayman's "lockdown project" from the spring of 2020: six lean electric guitar-led pop/rock songs, mostly recorded where he was isolating. An overlooked gem in Hayman's catalogue. Favorite track: Men Die First.

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1.	Men Die First 02:50	buy track
2.	Better Off Dead 02:37	buy track
3.	Make a Home 04:30	buy track
4.	You and Me 03:17	buy track
5.	My Hand, My Heart 03:45	buy track
6.	Dead Summer 03:22	buy track

about

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.

credits

released June 5, 2020

Darren Hayman - Voice, Rickenbacker 620, Jen SX 1000, Fender Bass, Fender Telecaster with Nashville tuned strings
Jonathan Clayton - Drums
Misha Chylkova - Voice on "Better Off Dead"

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Darren Hayman England, UK

This is the official Bandcamp page for songwriter Darren Hayman, the Indie band Hefner, The French and other side projects.

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discography

Amazing Things

Aug 2025
More Break Up Songs - New Starts

Aug 2024
You Will Not Die

Nov 2022
PRE 014: Hefner – Steve Lamacq session 24.03.99

Jul 2022
PRE 012: Hefner – Steve Lamacq session 15.07.98

Mar 2022
PRE 013: Hefner – John Peel session 13.10.98

Mar 2022
Music to Watch News By

Feb 2021
Actually I Still Really, Really Miss You

Dec 2020
The Doll's House Room

Jun 2020
Home Time

May 2020
I Can Travel Through Time

Apr 2020
Songs of High Altitude

Sep 2019
12 Astronauts

Jul 2019
Thankful Villages Volume 3

Nov 2018
The Hayman Kupa Band

Jul 2017
Thankful Villages Volume 2

May 2017
Trains

Aug 2016
Thankful Villages Volume 1

Jun 2016
Someone to Care For - The Hayman Kupa Band

May 2016
Bad, Bad Boy

Apr 2016
Florence

Nov 2015
Folk Lullabies for Children and the Childless

Jul 2015
brute love 03

May 2015
brute love 02

Mar 2015
brute love 01

Feb 2015
Dubs for Socialists

Feb 2015
Chants For Socialists

Jan 2015
DOG E.P.

Jul 2014
Boy, Look at What You Can't Have Now

Feb 2014
Blue House

Dec 2013
Bugbears

Jul 2013
Old Man Don't Waste Your Time / I Don't

May 2013
The Four Queens EP

Apr 2013
The Violence

Nov 2012
Field Recordings for Lido

Oct 2012
Lido

Aug 2012
The Best Of Hefner

Mar 2006
Essex Arms

Oct 2010
The Fidelity Wars (expanded edition)

Jun 2008
Great British Holiday EPs

Aug 2008
January Songs

Jan 2011
The Ship's Piano

Apr 2012
Local Information

Aug 2003
Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee

May 2008
Catfight

Jul 2006
Breaking God's Heart (expanded edition)

Jan 2007
Madrid

Jul 2009
Christmas In Haworth

Nov 2011
Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride

Jul 2002
The Stereo Morphonium

Aug 2005
Vostok 5

May 2012
We Love The City (expanded edition)

Sep 2008
The Shit Piano

Feb 2012
Dead Media (expanded edition)

Oct 2011
The Green and the Grey

Jun 2011
Antony Harding and Darren Hayman Split Single

Feb 2011
Porn Shoes

Aug 2012
Boxing Hefner

Apr 2000
Table For One: The Dessert Menu

Mar 2007
Losing My Glue EP

Feb 2011
Maida Vale

Dec 2006
I Taught You How To Dance

Nov 2011
Dagenham

Jul 2003
Pram Town (A Folk Opera)

Jan 2009
Songs for Harmonium and Drum Machine

Nov 2008
Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern

Nov 2007
Bad Policewoman

Jul 2007
Table For One

Sep 2006
Cortinaland

Jul 2005

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