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The Ship's Piano | ||||
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Released | 2011 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, indie rock | |||
Label | Fortuna Pop! [1] | |||
Darren Hayman chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
DIY | [1] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [2] |
The Ship's Piano is a studio album by British singer-songwriter Darren Hayman. [3] It was released by Fortuna Pop! in 2011. [4]
A French piano built in 1933 is the only instrument employed on the album. [5]
Drowned in Sound wrote that "if [Hayman]’s not yet unanimously considered the greatest cardigan-stylee speccy-sporting dweeby loser type songwriter-man of recent decades, he’s surely on his miserable, merry way. [2]
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