The Ship's Piano

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The Ship's Piano
Darren Hayman The Ship's Piano album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2011
Genre Folk rock, indie rock
Label Fortuna Pop! [1]
Darren Hayman chronology
January Songs
(2011)
The Ship's Piano
(2011)
The Green and the Grey
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

A French piano built in 1933 is the only instrument employed on the album. [5]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

  1. "I Taught You How To Dance" – 3:23
  2. "Old House" – 4:44
  3. "Cuckoo" – 3:59
  4. "It's Easy to Hang With You" – 5:43
  5. "Know Your Place" – 1:06
  6. "Take a Breather" – 5:53
  7. "Clown Sky" – 3:31
  8. "No Children" – 4:31
  9. "Oh Josephine" – 6:39
  10. "Think It Through" – 3:44
  11. "The Ship's Piano" – 3:47

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References

  1. 1 2 "Darren Hayman - The Ships Piano". diymag.com.
  2. 1 2 "Album Review: Darren Hayman - The Ship's Piano". DrownedInSound.
  3. "Darren Hayman – The Ship's Piano". The Line of Best Fit.
  4. "The Quietus | News | EXCLUSIVE: New Darren Hayman Video". The Quietus.
  5. "The Ship's Piano: Darren Hayman". Clash Magazine.