Marc Riley

Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern in session this evening. Essex Arms is the new offering from the band released 18th October. The second in a proposed trilogy of albums about Hayman's home county of Essex, Essex Arms is a conceptual piece about the East Anglian rural underbelly. Whereas Pram Town (2009) dealt with the displacement and ennui of living in a new town (Harlow) - Essex Arms takes the narrative to the countryside. The album features contributions from The Wave Pictures, Fanfarlo and, on the single 'Calling Out Your Name', a duet with Emmy the Great.