Galesburg and Strange News present

 

HAYDEN

 

Thursday 27th March 2008

Happy – Wellington

 

Friday 28th March 2008

Whammy Bar – Auckland

 

Fresh off a sold-out theatre tour of his native Canada,

Galesburg and Strange News are very pleased to bring back

Indie-Folk artist Hayden to New Zealand for two very special

and intimate performances.  Hayden’s music combines

elements of rock and folk, along with disturbingly personal

sentiments and a voice that channels both the falsetto highs

of Neil Young and the wavering raspy low tones of Leonard

Cohen.

 

Here’s a sample of some of the praise Hayden has received

from the World Press:

 

THE ONION/NEW YORK

“Hayden draws from the traditions of eccentric folk-rock,

but his ragged, harrowing concoction of acoustic gentility

and electric anarchy stands as a genre all its own.”

 

MOJO – GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL (“a release of exceptional

quality”)

“The album’s unequivocal genius slaps you upside the head.

Everything about this record – musicianship, songcraft,

lyrics – is superior.”

 

ALTERNATIVE PRESS

“A little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll,

Hayden crafts each song like a musical photograph—scenic,

colourful and keenly observant”.

 

HARP

“…an artist of remarkable depth and potential, becoming

someone who inspires comparison rather than invites it”.

 

TIME OUT/LONDON

”Lovely, cracked, off-key vocals, winsome melodies and

brilliant lyrics”.

 

Tickets are $25 + bf and on sale now through Slowboat

Records (Wellington) and Real Groovy (Auckland).