This Delicate Thing We've Made - Darren Hayes

If you loved Savage garden forget what you have heard. This alblum from former Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes far surpasses the previous offerings. The songs flow and provide music of all styles and tastes. Some of the songs seem to be guilty pleasures for the writer but they are exceptional. Songs such as Step Into the Light and Sing To Me are just sublime and take you on a trip to far away lands. Songs such as listen all You People are calling card for anyone who has felt excluded or shafted by a system and society such as ours. There are songs that ache of the angst that people feel when in a dark place and yearn for better ( Casey reflects this ...  Read the complete review

After a few rather controversial moments over the past twelve months, from the rather unexpected civil service to partner Richard Cullen to the supposed racially motivated verbal attack in a Thai restaurant (the claim has been vigorously denied by Darren Hayes and his lawyer), it seems that the previously successful Australian artist was being trusted into the showbiz spotlight for his private life rather than his music! Being a fan of the man himself since the days of Savage Garden, it may surprise you to learn that I wasn't really bothered about his latest album, 'This Delicate Thing We've Made'. After hearing the first single from the double disk ...  Read the complete review