DARREN HAYES

HOMOSEXUAL

(POWDERED SUGAR PRODUCTIONS)

Darren Hayes continues to flourish with the release of his first new album in over 10 years. ‘Homosexual’ was written, recorded, performed and produced entirely by Hayes over a period of two years from his base of Los Angeles. 
The project follows in the tradition of true break-away solo projects, as Hayes explains, “The process brought me back to my teen experience of listening to albums like ‘Faith’ by George Michael or ’Sign O The Times’ by Prince. I wanted to convey that same intimacy and complete artistic control and freedom… Rebellious emancipation was something I was desperate to experience in both my personal and public life”. 
He’s in confession mode, revisiting his painful teenage years, examining his relationship to his sexuality and reclaiming the experience of surviving a violent childhood and bullying; ridding himself of shame through the lens of queer joy. There’s a deliberate nostalgic musical nod to the safety of the pre-2000’s dance floors and queer sub-cultures that were the soundtrack to his personal coming out story. It’s also a deeply personal insight into relationships at mid-life, set against a musical backdrop of synthwave and post-disco.
TRACK LIST:
A1. Let’s Try Being In Love
A2. Do You Remember?
A3. A Little Death
A4. Poison Blood
B1. Hey Matt
B2. Homosexual (Act One)
B3 . Music Video
B4. Euphoric Equation
C1. Nocturnal Animal
C2. Feels Like It’s Over
C3. All You Pretty Things
D1. We Are Alchemists
D2. Homosexual (Act Two)