The Violence (album)

2012 studio album by Darren Hayman featuring The Long Parliament

The Violence

Studio album by

Darren Hayman featuring the Long Parliament

Released| 5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)
Genre|

* Folk rock
* indie rock

Length| 73:33
Label| Fortuna Pop!
Darren Hayman chronology
| Lido
(2012)  | The Violence
(2012)  | Bugbears
(2013)

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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

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 7.9/10[3]
Metacritic| 81/100[4]
Review scores
Source| Rating
DIY| [5]
Drowned in Sound| 8/10[6]
God Is in the TV| 4/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit| 7.5/10[8]
Mojo| [9]
MusicOMH| [10]
NME| [11]
Q| [12]
The Skinny| [13]
Uncut| 8/10[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.

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The Violence track listingNo.| Title| Length

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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

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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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Darren Hayman

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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