Elk-Lake Serenade is Canadian singer/songwriter Hayden's most uplifting album to date, focused around his moving lyrics, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, harmonies, and harmonicas. Hayden's debut "Everything I Long For" was released in 1996 and made many reviewers' Top 10 lists; he followed up with "The Closer I Get" in 1998. After a three-year silence, Badman released Hayden's wonderful "Skyscraper National Park" in the winter of 2002, once again earning him international praise. "Elk-Lake Serenade" ...   [ read more ]

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Hayden returns after a four-year hiatus with 11 songs of despair and hope. "Skyscraper National Park" occupies a diverse landscape: raw and bleak, yet warm and bright at once. From a high falsetto to a low growl, from a distant piano and thin guitar to lush strings and horns, Hayden traverses the span of wide-open spaces to solitary introspection. There is heartbreak and there is comfort. There is light and there is shadow. The misconceptions of a soul that is troubled and moody are dispelled by Hayden's l...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The first thing you notice about In Field & Town is Hayden's songwriting seems to be a bit more upbeat. The title track starts the record and the distorted sound and drums really energize you. Hayden's vocals delivery is still the same, but it's matched with a more experimental groove. The track settles into a nice rhythm but adds some tambourine, bossa nova percussion and subtle bass piano notes that echo in the distance to thicken up the last two minutes. The textures he plays with doesn't ...   [ read more ]

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