The Green and the Grey

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The Green and the Grey
Darren Hayman The Green and the Grey album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2011
Genre Folk rock, indie rock
Label Belka
Darren Hayman chronology
The Ship's Piano
(2011)
The Green and the Grey
(2011)
Lido
(2012)

The Green and the Grey is the seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Darren Hayman. It was released on Hayman's own Belka label in 2011 as a companion piece to his Essex Arms album. It is his fourth album with his backing band the Secondary Modern.

Track listing

  1. "The Green and the Grey" – 4:53
  2. "Essex Arms" – 2:19
  3. "Nothing You Can Do About It (Alternate Version)" – 3:57
  4. "No Undo" – 2:36
  5. "Cocoa Butter (Demo Version)" – 4:22
  6. "Until We Got Bored" – 3:30
  7. "Beach Head" – 2:52
  8. "Sleep Through the Afternoon" – 2:57
  9. "Horror Video Nights" – 5:01
  10. "She Can Cook" – 3:03
  11. "The Winter Makes You Want Me More (Alternate Version)" – 5:00
  12. "Spiderman Beats Ironman (Alternate Version)" – 3:19
  13. "0s and 1s" – 5:23
  14. "Sting and His Lute" – 4:24
  15. "Trees and Leaves" – 4:51
  16. "Young Love" – 3:24


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