Darren Hanlon
Darren Hanlon played at End Of The Road Festival 2011.
After a couple of years couch surfing, house sitting and soul searching across the world, Gympie’s ( Queensland, Australia) own Darren Hanlon has emerged with his fourth studio album, I Will Love You At All. Written in a variety of exotic locations from Paris to Coonabarabran, it seems travel has made Darren’s heart grow wistful, and the result is an album of gentle longing and reminiscence.
I Will Love You At All was recorded at Type Foundry in Portland, Oregon by Adam Selzer (M Ward, She & Him, The Decemberists). Featuring Rachel Blumberg (Bright Eyes, M Ward, She & Him, The Decemberists) on drums – along with three additional drummers – the record also features long time collaborator Cory Gray on keys. Reinforcing the album’s sweet nature are the twin female vocals of Shelley Short and Alia Farah.
Now in his tenth year as a solo artist, Darren (an easily distracted pinball/crossword addict) calls this his ‘mature’ album. That’s one way of putting it. Whichever way you look at it, I Will Love You At All is indeed further ripening of this uniquely revealing songwriter.
With an EP, four studio albums, and a CD collection’s worth of B-sides and rarities to his name, Darren has built a loyal fan base. Selling in excess of 35,000 records, he has toured with Billy Bragg, Violent Femmes, and Evan Dando, and completed five tours at home and abroad with his friends The Magnetic Fields. Darren is also responsible for bringing Jeffrey Lewis, David Dondero and Jens Lekman to Australia for their first visits in support of his own sold out shows.