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 normalised 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. 1 2 "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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