Actually really looking forward to this. And I suffer from mental health issues so it would be really nice to hear these themes in a song with his voice.
Poison Blood is gorgeous. I love the slightly unsettling instrumental. We’re three singles in now, surely we’ll be getting an album date soon?
Poison Blood is the best of the three but the chorus melody does feel... off (though I know it is an intentionally "unique" riff).
I feel so gutted, I love Darren and pretty much everything he puts out but not one of these singles has stuck with me. I think my main issue is with the production, to these ears they sound budget/bedroom produced. Sigh.
I know, I’m the same. I’ve just listened to Poison Blood and just like Let’s Try Being In Love, the vocal and production is not pleasant.
Tour announcement: 21st March Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 22nd March Brighton Dome 24th March Cardiff St David’s Hall 25th March Oxford New Theatre 26th March Birmingham Symphony Hall 28th March London Palladium 29th March Southend Cliffs Pavilion 31st March Glasgow SEC Armadillo 1st April Newcastle O2 City Hall 2nd April Manchester Bridgewater Hall Fan presale starts Wednesday.
I was full of despair when the Aussie tour was announced knowing that the tour started mere days after I leave Sydney not knowing if a Euro/UK tour was possible. But I am on the floor in a pool of poisoned blood crying and shaking: I snagged M&G for Newcastle and normal seats for Oxford. @Vasilios you are terrible Muriel! For those who have read this whole thread (or is it the Battle Ships thread?) will know of my dalliance with Darren when I was in the throws of active addiction. It was at the Basement in Sydney just before the release of This DelicateThing, he was doing shows to test the water and it was very very intimate. I went to the toilet and this guy tapped me on the shoulder and was like "excuse me are you with the band?" And I was at the pissoir mid urination with my winky out. I replied "No, no I'm not" to which this obnoxious man said "well you shouldn't be using this toilet... This is for the BAND". Well, I swirled around and there was Mr Hayes himself. I was livid once I realised who it was and ripped into him reminding him that he was dropped and no longer on a major label and it was fans like myself that supported him and he should get a grip and be grateful anyone turned up and to be more humble - or something to that effect.. I'm still mortified but have made my peace with it. I lost my contract two years later so karma I guess.
Before the new songs I would have bought a VIP ticket in a heartbeat but now I‘m kind of struggling to find the motivation to even get a regular ticket. Darren hunny release a bop or two.
