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Hefner (band)
Hefner were a British indie rock band formed by Darren Hayman in east London in 1992, and active until 2002. Since then, they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a supporter of theirs. During their career, they were referred to as "The Peel House Band," and "Britain’s Largest Small Band."
Hefner's roots stretch back to 1992, initially as a solo project of Darren Hayman, while studying at art school in Kent. Hayman began recording songs on a 4-track recorder, and played some solo Hefner shows in the UK and North America. In 1996, he recorded The Devotion Chamber tape for Sticky Records on which all instruments were played by Hayman himself, with his friend from art school, Antony Harding, assisting in the recording and providing backing vocals.
The band's first release was in April 1997, when the 7-inch single "A Better Friend," was released by Boogle Wonderland. The single featured Harding on drums and John Morrison on bass. Shortly after the release, the record label Too Pure offered a record deal to Darren, who extended the offer to Harding and Morrison.
In 1998, the trio released additional singles, including "Pull Yourself Together," which placed at #43 through the John Peel BBC Radio 1 Festive Fifty fan vote, in addition to The Hefner Soul EP. That same year, Hefner recorded their debut album, Breaking God's Heart, which was released 6 July 1998.
The album's second single, "The Sweetness Lies Within," reached #30 in the UK Independent Singles Chart. In September, the band recorded their first Peel Session.
Though Hayman considers it to be one of Hefner's weakest records, NME named this debut as the 46th best album of the year in 1998, and in a 2017 list, Pitchfork Media, ranked it as the 25th best Britpop album.
Hefner began 1999 with the Hefner Gospel Session (released the following year as Revelations!) for John Peel in January, before releasing The Hefner Heart EP in February. Hefner issued their second album,The Fidelity Wars (with the recent addition of multi-instrumentalist Jack Hayter) on 12 July 1999.
The album peaked at #28 in the UK Independent Albums Chart, and "I Took Her Love for Granted" reached #99 in the UK Singles Chart. In the Independent Singles Chart, they placed at #15 and #25 with "The Hymn for the Cigarettes" and "I Took Her Love for Granted," respectively. Four songs from the album placed with in the Festive Fifty, which "The Hymn for the Cigarettes" being the peak at #2, and due to the inclusion of "The Hymn for the Things We Didn't Do" from The Hefner Heart also charting at #49, Hefner held five overall entries that year.
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Hefner (band)
Hefner were a British indie rock band formed by Darren Hayman in east London in 1992, and active until 2002. Since then, they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a supporter of theirs. During their career, they were referred to as "The Peel House Band," and "Britain’s Largest Small Band."
Hefner's roots stretch back to 1992, initially as a solo project of Darren Hayman, while studying at art school in Kent. Hayman began recording songs on a 4-track recorder, and played some solo Hefner shows in the UK and North America. In 1996, he recorded The Devotion Chamber tape for Sticky Records on which all instruments were played by Hayman himself, with his friend from art school, Antony Harding, assisting in the recording and providing backing vocals.
The band's first release was in April 1997, when the 7-inch single "A Better Friend," was released by Boogle Wonderland. The single featured Harding on drums and John Morrison on bass. Shortly after the release, the record label Too Pure offered a record deal to Darren, who extended the offer to Harding and Morrison.
In 1998, the trio released additional singles, including "Pull Yourself Together," which placed at #43 through the John Peel BBC Radio 1 Festive Fifty fan vote, in addition to The Hefner Soul EP. That same year, Hefner recorded their debut album, Breaking God's Heart, which was released 6 July 1998.
The album's second single, "The Sweetness Lies Within," reached #30 in the UK Independent Singles Chart. In September, the band recorded their first Peel Session.
Though Hayman considers it to be one of Hefner's weakest records, NME named this debut as the 46th best album of the year in 1998, and in a 2017 list, Pitchfork Media, ranked it as the 25th best Britpop album.
Hefner began 1999 with the Hefner Gospel Session (released the following year as Revelations!) for John Peel in January, before releasing The Hefner Heart EP in February. Hefner issued their second album,The Fidelity Wars (with the recent addition of multi-instrumentalist Jack Hayter) on 12 July 1999.
The album peaked at #28 in the UK Independent Albums Chart, and "I Took Her Love for Granted" reached #99 in the UK Singles Chart. In the Independent Singles Chart, they placed at #15 and #25 with "The Hymn for the Cigarettes" and "I Took Her Love for Granted," respectively. Four songs from the album placed with in the Festive Fifty, which "The Hymn for the Cigarettes" being the peak at #2, and due to the inclusion of "The Hymn for the Things We Didn't Do" from The Hefner Heart also charting at #49, Hefner held five overall entries that year.
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