Bugbears (album)

2013 studio album by Darren Hayman featuring the Short Parliament

Bugbears

Studio album by

Darren Hayman featuring The Short Parliament

Released| 16 July 2013 (2013-07-16)
Genre|

* Folk rock
* indie rock

Length| 37:33
Label| Fika Recordings
Darren Hayman chronology
| The Violence
(2012)  | Bugbears
(2013)  | Chants for Socialists
(2015)

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Bugbears is the tenth studio album by English musician Darren Hayman featuring backing band the Short Parliament. It was released on 16 July 2013 by Fika Recordings. It is seen as a companion piece to Hayman's previous album The Violence (2012).

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 74/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
MusicOMH| [2]
NME| [3]
Record Collector| [4]
Uncut| 8/10[5]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 74 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

## Track listing

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Bugbears track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Marin Said"| 2:12
2.| "Bugbears"| 3:02
3.| "Sir Thomas Fairfax"| 2:15
4.| "Seven Months Married"| 2:50
5.| "Hey Then Up We Go"| 2:21
6.| "The Owl"| 2:18
7.| "The Contented"| 3:40
8.| "Impossibilities"| 4:56
9.| "Babylon Has Fallen"| 2:46
10.| "I Live Not Where I Love"| 3:57
11.| "Bold Astrologer"| 3:23
12.| "Old England Grown New"| 2:34
13.| "When The King Enjoys His Own Again"| 1:28
Total length:| 37:33

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bugbears by Darren Hayman and The Short Parliament Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
2. ^ Mainzer, Jordan (15 July 2013). "Darren Hayman & The Short Parliament – Bugbears". MusicOMH. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
3. ^ Fullerton, Jamie (12 July 2013). "Darren Hayman & The Short Parliament – 'Bugbears'". NME. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
4. ^ Brend, Mark (12 July 2013). "Bugbears | Darren Hayman & The Short Parliament". Record Collector. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
5. ^ Sturges, Fiona (August 2013). "Darren Hayman & The Short Parliament – Bugbears". Uncut. No. 195\. p. 71.

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Studio albums|

* Table for One
* Darren Hayman & the Secondary Modern
* Pram Town
* Essex Arms
* The Ship's Piano
* The Green and the Grey
* January Songs
* Lido
* The Violence
* Bugbears
* Chants for Socialists
* Florence

EPs|

* Cortinaland
* Ukulele Songs from the North Devon Coast

Related articles|

* Hefner
* The French

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