Hello Stranger
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'Hello Stranger' would herald the beginnings of the working relationship between Darren and drummer Bree Van Reyk who would tour and record together from then on. Other songs saw collaboration with some of Sydneys Experimental Music luminaries, Harpist Clare Cooper (founder of the Now Now Festival) and Oren Ambarchi. Primarily a renowned electronic guitarist, Ambarchi was persuaded to jam unrehearsed drum tracks to 'Operator…Get me Sweden' and 'Punks Not Dead that brought to life both songs. Frida Eklund (Alma, Little Eiffel) takes lead vocal for a tender reading of 'Cast of Thousands.'
After the success of 'Falling Aeroplanes' radio were quick to choose 'Punks Not Dead' as a follow up single.
About the artist
Darren Hanlon
Darren Hanlon grew in a place described in tourist brochures as: “the town that saved Queensland”. The grandiose statement refers to the discovery of gold in Gympie in 1867. The house overlooking the river in the Southside of the regional town contained his parents, his sister and their scant record collection but it seemed the two albums played continually were Kenny Rodgers ‘Greatest Hits’ and Slim Dustys ‘This is Your Life’ which they’d all listen to from their rooms at bedtime. “We might even get to hear side 2 if dad stayed awake long enough to get out of bed and turn it over,” he remembers.