Darren Hayman – Sant Joan 2024

Darren Hayman is the lead singer and songwriter in cult independent band Hefner. In the late 90s they released four albums in four years and were a big success in Spain, appearing in cover features for national magazines and featuring high in end of year and end of decade polls. Hefner played large shows across the country including Majorca and managed to create a beautiful and intimate relationship with their Spanish audience. Since then Darren has released over twenty solo albums and writes intelligent songs of emotional disquiet. Many of his albums are thematically linked and he has made records focussing on swimming pools, astronauts, the English Civil War and many other unexpected subjects.

Darren is also a painter who produces colourful, joyous pictures that he sells online and in galleries. The biggest influence on Darren’s artwork is Joan Miró. He saw the Spanish artist’s work for the first time at art college in the 1980s and was completely changed by it. Darren is honoured and excited to be playing at the great artist’s Mallorca home.