10000 Hours of Indie

Darren Hayman - listening back to old songs and painting on beermats

Darren Hayman is a songwriter who first came to public attention as the frontman of Hefner back at the end of the 90’s. I tried to count up his releases, but they are numerous in number and genre so I’ll just say he’s prolific! On 12th June he re-released the 2012 album ‘The Violence', a folk album about the 17th-century English Civil Wars and the East Anglian Witch Trials and after a few false starts I’ve managed to pin Darren down for a chat about it and his million other projects! Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!

80 Bands Around the World - Tuska 2026 special

After 20+ years in Finland I finally visited the country's legendary metal festival Tuska! Not only was it a great event, but I also managed to see and speak to 4 more bands for the 80 Bands Around the World project... The 4 bands and where the interviews are: 27 - Loudness [https://www.instagram.com/loudness_official/] - Japan (5m 16s) 28 - Slope [https://www.instagram.com/slopegang/] - Germany (12m) 29 - Lunarsea [https://www.instagram.com/lunarsea.official/] - Italy (19m 24s) 30 - Paleface Swiss [https://www.instagram.com/palefaceswiss/] - Switzerland (27m 07s) Loudness photo: @toviagency @riikkavaahtera Come and give 10000 Hours of Indie a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow via your⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. Alongside the 80 Bands Around the World project, there's regular interviews and more. Go on, give us a follow...please!

Zanders - writing from the heart and who is John?

Zanders are a 4-piece chamber-pop band from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2014, they have just released their 3rd album “Sweetie”, ten songs which delve into themes of lost friendships and insecurities while still sounding fresh and not overly sentimental. Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!

US - spontaneity is key and recording an album in a few days

US [https://usbandofficial.com/] are a Finnish band whose genre is challenging to pin down. Somewhere between garage rock, 60’s rock and roll, punk and blues rock, their live shows are full of energy and you can’t help but smile when they’re on stage. They have shared the stage with Electric Six and The Libertines as well as using the private studio of the latter to record their debut album. They release their 2nd album - “Everybody’s Giving Up The Cabaret” - on the same day this episode is released, so maybe it's the perfect accompaniment to the album... Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!

DOSS - touring in Scotland and keeping their Glasgow accents

Doss are a Scottish band playing electronic post punk. Sorley Mackay started the project during Covid as an outlet for his angry, honest lyrics and has since been joined by Chilton Fawcett on drums, touring as 4-piece. Doss released their debut self-titled EP last month and at the time of this podcast being released will have just finished an 8 date Scottish tour. Photo: Mark Anthony Gilles Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!