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- Summary: Toronto-based singer/songwriter Hayden (Paul Hayden Desser) returns to his bedroom-recording indie-label roots, after two previous releases for Geffen.
- Record Label: Badman / Hardwood
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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MojoIs not only utterly delectable but manages to find genuinely new ways to shape heartbreak. [Dec 2002, p.114]
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Hayden has released an album of magnificent proportions.
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Although its best moments don't reach quite the altitudes of his prior releases, Skyscraper National Park, as a whole, is the most complete and coherent album in Hayden's catalog, a delightful listen from track one through track eleven.
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MagnetIf Low or Acetone pull your melancholy levers and there's a need for some hurt feelings, then go ahead and reserve Skyscraper National Park a space on your 2002 top-10 list. [#54, p.92]
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Delicate slices of low heart-rate brilliance.
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Enjoyable rather than revelatory, and quirky rather than profound.
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Q MagazineAfter a couple plays, his just-crawled-out-of-bed falsetto and homemade designs start taking root. [Nov 2002, p.102]
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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PaulJJun 18, 2006Great work from an underrated singer/songwriter.
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thetuazDec 10, 2003its emotional art at its fullest. A soft lullabye that makes something beautiful out of a simple story.
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CarloL.Mar 30, 2002
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