New Starts are a spikey, fresh sounding band recalling the poppier ends of new wave and angular guitar rock. Lead singer Darren Hayman has his own long career running from the late 90s with John Peel faves Hefner to his more recent albums dealing with the English Civil War, William Morris and forgotten rural idylls. “I wanted a band again,” says Hayman, “and not a band that just backed me up and played my old songs. When we form our first bands in our teens we just find some friends and work through the musical differences. I usually look for players who play in a way I’m used to. This time I looked for variance and was led by people’s personality.” I decided that I would say ‘yes’ to every suggestion from the band, regardless of my instinct.” This made the songs warp and bend into new shapes and ensured that the record was the product of four individuals (Hayman, guitarist Joely Smith, bassist Giles Barrett and drummer Will Connor) Pretty much the only rhythm I use, left to my own devices, is the ‘road runner’ rhythm. More Break Up Songs is a collection of 12 Break Up songs because Darren broke up with someone. Again. “I suck’, he says, “But it’s never anyone’s fault. It makes me very sad but I do have to work through these things in song and there’s always something to learn. I try to make songs about breakups that could be understood by both parties. I’m not interested in nasty songs.” “I wanted it to be bright, immediate and young sounding, despite the fact I’m old. We recorded it in four days and I think this might be the record a lot of my audience has wanted me to make for a long time.”
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October 25, 2024
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