The Violence (album)

The Violence is a studio album by British singer-songwriter Darren Hayman.[5] Released in 2012 by Fortuna Pop!, it was his first with the backing band The Long Parliament. It is the third and final part in Hayman's "Essex Trilogy."[6]

The Violence
Studio album by
Darren Hayman & The Long Parliament
Released2012
GenreFolk rock, indie rock
LabelFortuna Pop![1]
Darren Hayman & The Long Parliament chronology
Lido
(2012)		 The Violence
(2012)		 Bugbears
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10[1]
The Line of Best Fit[2]
NME[3]
The Skinny[4]

Critical reception

The Quietus wrote that "these are wonderful pop songs, each a compacted treasure of melody and heart."[7]

Track listing
  1. "The Violence" – 4:13
  2. "Impossible Times" – 3:21
  3. "How Long Have You Been Frightened For?" – 4:46
  4. "We Are Not Evil" – 3:06
  5. "The She-Cavaliers" – 4:28
  6. "Elizabeth Clarke" – 3:57
  7. "Vinegar Tom" – 5:14
  8. "Parliament Joan" – 4:51
  9. "The Word and the Word Alone" – 4:10
  10. "I Will Hide Away" – 3:30
  11. "When the King Enjoys His Own Again" – 1:19
  12. "Henrietta Maria" – 3:33
  13. "A Dogge Called Boye" – 1:37
  14. "Outsiders" – 1:18
  15. "Athur Wilson's Reverie" – 4:13
  16. "Rebecca West" – 4:33
  17. "Desire Lines" – 4:56
  18. "Kill the King" – 4:50
  19. "A Coffin for King Charles, a Crown for Cromwell and a Pit for the People" – 1:44
  20. "The Laughing Tree" – 3:55

References
  1. "Album Review: Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament - The Violence". DrownedInSound.
  2. "Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament – The Violence". The Line of Best Fit.
  3. "Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament – 'The Violence' | NME". 9 November 2012.
  4. "Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament – The Violence | Album Review | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.
  5. "Hefner's Darren Hayman Examines the 17th Century Witch Trials on New Solo Album". exclaim.ca.
  6. "CD Review - Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament "The Violence"". No Depression. 7 November 2012.
  7. "The Quietus | Reviews | Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament". The Quietus.


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