Darren Hayes Sets October Release For Fifth Album 'Homosexual', Drops New Song All You Pretty Things
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Darren Hayes has announced his first album in over a decade.
The long-awaited follow-up to 2011's 'Secret Codes And Battleships' is called 'Homosexual' and will arrive on October 7.
It'll include the new synth-pop, dance floor-filler, All You Pretty Things, which you can stream below, alongside the record's cover art. Hayes commented:
"I named my album 'Homosexual' for a variety of reasons. The most obvious, is that I’m a gay man who grew up in an era when that word was used to shame and vilify people like me, so I wanted to reclaim it. I’m also a recording artist who came up in an era where being openly gay was frowned upon and I experienced first hand, the attempted erasure of my true identity from the marketing department of a major record label. But perhaps the most important reason I chose this title is that in 2022 I'm living in a time and in a country where the freedoms of LGBTQI+ people are more at risk than they’ve ever been. Moments like the Don’t Say Gay bill in Florida, or the constant attacks on trans people, have made it clear to me that now is the time to be as loud as possible about who I am."
Hayes will support the release and celebrate 25 Years of Savage Garden with the Do You Remember Tour across the UK in spring 2023. Tickets are on sale.
Darren Hayes Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue March 21 2023 - NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall
Wed March 22 2023 - BRIGHTON Brighton Dome
Fri March 24 2023 - CARDIFF St David's Hall
Sat March 25 2023 - OXFORD New Theatre
Sun March 26 2023 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Tue March 28 2023 - LONDON London Palladium
Wed March 29 2023 - SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion
Fri March 31 2023 - GLASGOW SEC Armadillo
Sat April 01 2023 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 City Hall
Sun April 02 2023 - MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall
Tue April 04 2023 - BATH Bath Forum
Wed April 05 2023 - IPSWICH Regent Theatre
Fri April 07 2023 - GUILDFORD G Live
Sat April 08 2023 - SHEFFIELD Sheffield City Hall
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