Darren Hayes Talks About New UK Single "Bloodstained Heart" - To Be Released on February 27th

by Raj Rudolph

Although "Bloodstained Heart" by Darren Hayes has already been serviced to Australia, the UK will finally be getting it's official release of the epic single on February 27th.  "Bloodstained Heart" is one of the best songs on Darren's "Secret Codes And Battleships" album and after the interest in "Talk Talk Talk" it very well could be Darren's real comeback single with the british public as the song captures an epic feel of any given Coldplay track that we Brits (or wannabe Brits) just love to death.

Check out his commentary from Darren himself below and if you missed the wildly moving video when it dropped in September - you can get caught up on that right here, right now.  You really should download this track too - it's fucking incredible.  Now there's a pop song for you...

Live Review: Darren Hayes "The Secret Tour" at Shepherds Bush Empire October 19th 2011

If you were one of the lucky ones to witness Darren Hayes live gig at Shepherds Bush Empire in West London last night, you'll surely agree that this stop on "The Secret Tour" most certainly was a night to remember as fans from as far and wide as America, Canada and contiental Europe descended upon the venue to witness this one stop on the UK Tour.

In a way, I really felt like this concert was a re-introduction of Darren Hayes back into the music mainstream as the set-list was sprinkled with many familiar Savage Garden hits like "To The Moon And Back", "Affirmation" and "I Don't Know You Anymore" which sounded as fresh and lush played live today as when they were first worldwide smashes. 

One of the funnier anecdotes of the evening was Darren's diva-ish declaration of "I shant play my hits, but then I said fuck it..." when he burst out with "The Animal Song" - a Savage Garden track he hasn't played in over a decade because he thought "the lyrics were are bit silly".  However, this song got a roaring reception from the packed out house as we were instantly transported back in time to Savage Garden's hayday.

The task at hand though was ultimately to give the audience a taster of the brilliant new album "Secret Codes and Battleships" in which we got to hear many of the new tracks such as "Don't Give Up", "Black Out The Sun" and big hit "Talk Talk Talk" which had the entire venue joyously singing along.  The show's opening and closing numbers also mirror the new album in which "Taken By The Sea" opened the show and an emotional "The Siren's Call" closed out the encore. 

EQTV - Watch "Bloodstained Heart" by Darren Hayes

There is so much going on surrounding the promo campaign of Darren Hayes' new album "Secret Codes And Battleships" that is almost becoming hard to keep up with!  We love it!

Just today, Darren Hayes released the third music video from the new album called "Bloodstained Heart" and the video is simply gorgeous.  No fancy effects, no over-the-top gimicks, just a simple, heartfelt music video with a gorgeous pop soundtrack.  "Bloodstained Heart" is the song on the record that I like to refer to as Darren's "Coldplay" moment.  It's utterly epic.

What you should know about this song is that it's not a love song really.  It's about true friendship and being the "shoulder to cry on" and "friend to rely on" when the going really gets tough and from my chats with the pop maestro, the whole record truly is about this notion - going to war for your loved ones and protecting them from the mighty evils and peril of the world.  "Bloodstained Heart" captures this notion just perfectly.  Now there's a pop song for you...