The Violence (album)

The Violence
Studio album by
Darren Hayman featuring the Long Parliament
Released5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)
Genre
Length73:33
LabelFortuna Pop!
Darren Hayman chronology
Lido
(2012) 		The Violence
(2012) 		Bugbears
(2013)

The Violence is a studio album by British singer and songwriter Darren Hayman featuring backing band the Long Parliament.[1] It was released on 5 November 2012 by Fortuna Pop! The Violence is the third and final part in Hayman's Essex Trilogy.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[3]
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
God Is in the TV4/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[8]
Mojo[9]
MusicOMH[10]
NME[11]
Q[12]
The Skinny[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 81 based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4] Marc Burrows of The Quietus wrote that "these are wonderful pop songs, each a compacted treasure of melody and heart."[15]

Track listing.

The Violence track listing
No.TitleLength
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
Total length:73:33

References

  1. ^ Hudson, Alex (7 August 2012). "Hefner's Darren Hayman Examines the 17th Century Witch Trials on New Solo Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ Lepper, Joe (7 November 2012). "CD Review – Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament "The Violence"". No Depression. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ "The Violence by Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament (reviews)". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The Violence by Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ Young, Martyn. "Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament – The Violence". DIY. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ Lavery, Aaron (2 November 2012). "Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament – The Violence". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. ^ Valvona, Dominic (22 October 2012). "Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament 'The Violence' (Fortuna Pop!)". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ Hall, Michael James (2 November 2012). "Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament – The Violence". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ^ Male, Andrew (January 2013). "Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament – The Violence". Mojo. No. 230. p. 92.
  10. ^ Stepherd, Sam (5 November 2012). "Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament – The Violence". MusicOMH. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ^ Beaumont, Mark (9 November 2012). "Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament – 'The Violence'". NME. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. ^ Fyfe, Andy (January 2013). "Darren Hayman & The Long Parliament – The Violence". Q. No. 318. p. 105.
  13. ^ Buckle, Chris (26 October 2012). "Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament – The Violence". The Skinny. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  14. ^ Pattison, Louis (December 2012). "Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament – The Violence". Uncut. No. 187. p. 72. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  15. ^ Burrows, Marc (9 November 2012). "Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament – The Violence". The Quietus. Retrieved 30 December 2021.


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