Secret Codes & Battleships
Darren Hayes
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Taken By the Sea | Darren Hayes | 4:24 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Give Up | Darren Hayes | 3:44 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Nearly Love | Darren Hayes | 3:11 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Black Out the Sun | Darren Hayes | 4:10 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Talk Talk Talk | Darren Hayes | 3:39 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bloodstained Heart | Darren Hayes | 3:51 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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God Walking Into the Room | Darren Hayes | 4:22 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hurt | Darren Hayes | 3:19 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Roses | Darren Hayes | 4:19 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stupid Mistake | Darren Hayes | 4:38 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cruel Cruel World | Darren Hayes | 3:53 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Siren's Call | Darren Hayes | 3:59 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
After flirting with ‘80s electro on preceding albums, Savage Garden’s Darren Hayes lets his influences culminate in Secret Codes & Battleships. Hayes’ voice sounds boyish well into manhood, delivering delightfully androgynous vocals on the impassioned opening ballad, “Taken by the Sea”. The inspirational “Don’t Give Up” floats over a foundation of sequenced beats, handclaps, and synthesizer loops, while Hayes releases controlled bursts of soulful singing. The standout single “Talk Talk Talk” injects tasteful tinges of retro ‘80s electro-pop over bygone acid-house riffs. It sounds like a dance floor throwback, though it’s Hayes’ razor-honed hooks in the chorus melody that’ll latch onto your lobe for days on end. “Bloodstained Heart” is the kind of ballad that sounds carefully tailored for the sole purpose of making teenagers weep, before the soaring, triumphant ending inadvertently recalls a-ha’s “The Sun Always Shines on TV”. The deluxe edition boasts an impressive seven bonus tracks, including two live songs.
Customer Reviews
Perfection
Darren Hayes is the most under appreciated singer/songwriters of the last decade.
There are some absolutely gorgeous pop songs on this album. Not simple throwaway pop easily forgotten in five minutes songs, but tracks that you will listen to for the rest of your life and never tire of.
My personal favourites are Bloodstained Heart, Cruel Cruel World, Stupid Mistake, Hurt, Nearly Love, Don't Give Up, Roses, Taken By The Sea, Siren Song and God Walking Into The Room.... yes that is the entire tracklist of the standard edition CD. What can I say... its a beautiful album.
These are songs that you can get lost in.
Quite simply... its brilliant.
Keep at it...
The first time I listed to the album, I thought it was ok. But the more i listen to it, the more I love it. For me, Spin is his best album. But this is really good.
more videos
Great album,but where are all the videos,so we can watch as well listen
Biography
Born: 08 May 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Darren Hayes
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Insatiable | Spin | 5:10 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Talk Talk Talk | Talk Talk Talk - Single | 3:39 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Insatiable (Radio Edit) | Love Song | 4:13 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Black Out the Sun | Black Out the Sun (Remixes) - EP | 4:10 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Bloodstained Heart | Secret Codes & Battleships (Deluxe Version) | 3:51 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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On the Verge of Something Wonderful | On the Verge of Something Wonderful | 4:03 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Black Out the Sun | Secret Codes & Battleships (Deluxe Version) | 4:10 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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So Beautiful | Truly Madly Completely - The Best of Savage Garden | 4:58 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Strange Relationship | Spin | 5:00 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stupid Mistake | Secret Codes & Battleships (Deluxe Version) | 4:38 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
