Hayden is Paul Hayden Desser (born February 12, 1971), a Canadian singer-so… Read Full Bio ↴Hayden is Paul Hayden Desser (born February 12, 1971), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario. His early works are a largely eclectic mix of genres from grunge to alternative country, as demonstrated by his first full album, Everything I Long For, released in 1995. Since then his work has become progressively more refined.
Combining elements of both rock and folk music, along with disturbingly personal sentiments, dark humor, and a voice able to channel both the falsetto highs of Neil Young and the wavering raspy low tones of Leonard Cohen, Toronto's Hayden Desser has spent his career creating uniquely affecting music.
The critically-acclaimed musician first appeared in the early '90s armed with only his four-track tape recorder, his unexpectedly low vocal range, and an extremely detuned guitar. Going simply by the name Hayden, he recorded his self-released cassette, In September, in 1994, and much of the material included evolved into his first proper LP, 1995's Everything I Long For. Initially self-released on his own Hardwood Records, the debut disc toed the line between beautiful and horrifying, touching on simple details of human interaction as well as delving into macabre tales that still retained an oddly personal edge. After a year of touring Canada, E.T.I.L.F. was picked up by Outpost Recordings (Geffen) and was released worldwide in early 1996. Tours of the U.S., Europe and Japan took up most of 1996, as well as writing and recording the title track to the Steve Buscemi-directed Tree’s Lounge. Hayden’s second full-length record. The Closer I Get (1998) was recorded in Toronto, Bearsville, N.Y., Seattle and Los Angeles. After another year of touring, Hayden closed the book on chapter one of his musical endeavors.
The next couple of years went by without any performances, but during 2000, Hayden began writing and recording in his Toronto home. The self-produced collection of songs was titled Skyscraper National Park and was released in 2001 to world–wide critical acclaim.
The following year, a live concert double CD was released, Live at Convocation Hall, a glimpse, for the listener, into what makes Hayden’s appearances such a favourite among his ever devoted fan base. His natural rapport with the crowd, along with an honest demeanour, has continued Hayden’s reputation as a unique and charming performer.
In 2004, Hayden released his 4th studio album. Elk-Lake Serenade continued in the direction of Skyscraper with it’s collection of warm and memorable recordings. 2004 also heralded Hayden’s return to the road with several tours that took him as far as Australia and New Zealand.
After a long period of writing and recording, Hayden returned in early 2008 with his 5th full-length studio record. In Field & Town is his most musically diverse and textured record to date. It captures his penchant for self-referential fiction and emotionally heavy songs and laces them with sharp hooks and smart lyrics. After supporting The National in Europe in November of ‘07, Hayden completed a sold-out theatre tour of Canada as well as spring and fall North American tours supporting Feist. In Field & Town was released on Fat Possum in the U.S.A. and November saw the release in Europe via the Affairs of the Heart label, combined with Nov./Dec. dates in the UK, France, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and Germany.
www.hardwoodrecords.com
www.myspace.com/hayden
Combining elements of both rock and folk music, along with disturbingly personal sentiments, dark humor, and a voice able to channel both the falsetto highs of Neil Young and the wavering raspy low tones of Leonard Cohen, Toronto's Hayden Desser has spent his career creating uniquely affecting music.
The critically-acclaimed musician first appeared in the early '90s armed with only his four-track tape recorder, his unexpectedly low vocal range, and an extremely detuned guitar. Going simply by the name Hayden, he recorded his self-released cassette, In September, in 1994, and much of the material included evolved into his first proper LP, 1995's Everything I Long For. Initially self-released on his own Hardwood Records, the debut disc toed the line between beautiful and horrifying, touching on simple details of human interaction as well as delving into macabre tales that still retained an oddly personal edge. After a year of touring Canada, E.T.I.L.F. was picked up by Outpost Recordings (Geffen) and was released worldwide in early 1996. Tours of the U.S., Europe and Japan took up most of 1996, as well as writing and recording the title track to the Steve Buscemi-directed Tree’s Lounge. Hayden’s second full-length record. The Closer I Get (1998) was recorded in Toronto, Bearsville, N.Y., Seattle and Los Angeles. After another year of touring, Hayden closed the book on chapter one of his musical endeavors.
The next couple of years went by without any performances, but during 2000, Hayden began writing and recording in his Toronto home. The self-produced collection of songs was titled Skyscraper National Park and was released in 2001 to world–wide critical acclaim.
The following year, a live concert double CD was released, Live at Convocation Hall, a glimpse, for the listener, into what makes Hayden’s appearances such a favourite among his ever devoted fan base. His natural rapport with the crowd, along with an honest demeanour, has continued Hayden’s reputation as a unique and charming performer.
In 2004, Hayden released his 4th studio album. Elk-Lake Serenade continued in the direction of Skyscraper with it’s collection of warm and memorable recordings. 2004 also heralded Hayden’s return to the road with several tours that took him as far as Australia and New Zealand.
After a long period of writing and recording, Hayden returned in early 2008 with his 5th full-length studio record. In Field & Town is his most musically diverse and textured record to date. It captures his penchant for self-referential fiction and emotionally heavy songs and laces them with sharp hooks and smart lyrics. After supporting The National in Europe in November of ‘07, Hayden completed a sold-out theatre tour of Canada as well as spring and fall North American tours supporting Feist. In Field & Town was released on Fat Possum in the U.S.A. and November saw the release in Europe via the Affairs of the Heart label, combined with Nov./Dec. dates in the UK, France, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and Germany.
www.hardwoodrecords.com
www.myspace.com/hayden
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09 Dynamite Walls ft The National Open your eyes Put it in drive get on the road and…
1939 I once saw a girl on my lawn She was so…
All In One Move All in one move, you Changed my way of thinking Bopping aw…
Almost Everything I know just where to begin Singing my songs into the…
Back For You Oh you are to me Like a remedy You're my melody When you…
Bad as They Seem Girl of my dreams Things are as bad as they seem She…
Barely Friends Just because it went down that way And we're barely friends…
Bass Song The day after the storm I didn't leave the house at…
Better Off Inside Did you open your eyes when you first saw me? Did…
Blurry Nights Hey Out of my blurry nights Ours was the one I like Most…
Bullet I turn the radio up again Rolled the window down and…
Carried Away Don't be scared to leave him You've been sad all season Yo…
Choking You once told me The reason that A lot of people Choked t…
Come Back to Life The day is through, you're done with work But you can't…
Damn This Feeling I have been wrestling with the thought of it all Since…
Deutschland Deutschland, Deutschland über alles über alles in der Welt W…
Did I Wake Up Beside You? The whole way down you were right. When the wrapping fell…
Dilapidated Heart I left you with so much sorrow. You just faded and…
Disappear I woke up in a sweat About something I might have…
Don I Don't Need You Performer:Harbor Homme Composer :Sheldon …
Don't Get Down Don't get down Don't waste time on things that you can't…
Driveway Baby on the drive Time is almost five Laundry basket I Sit i…
Dynamite Walls Open your eyes Put it in drive Get on the road and…
Elk Lake Serenade I Can't believe that one thing changes everything And no…
Elk-Lake Serenade I Can't believe that one thing changes everything And nothin…
Five Seasons When the roof drips its ice I won't take is…
Gouge Away Gouge away, you can gouge away Stay all day if you…
Half for Me They were the only Smokers So they'd meet Outside every twen…
Happy Birthday Yesterday I've been waiting, I've been thinking I've been wanting to s…
Hardly Could I be the one thing Missing from your life And from…
Hazy I'm feelin' hazy So God damn lazy This couch has got me A…
He like it she like it I get high sometimes to get you off my mind I…
Hey Love Hey love You've got a habit of slipping away When things get…
Hollywood Ending Ooh yeah-ah Did you want it this way Breaking us down a…
Holster you are who you are to someone else, whos waking up…
Home by Saturday You're the one thing that I'm leaving That will come to…
I I Don't Need You Performer:Harbor Homme Composer :Sheldon …
I Almost Cried we saw a movie where the hero had this may sound…
I Don I Don't Need You Performer:Harbor Homme Composer :Sheldon …
I Don't Think We Should Ever Meet I don't even know your ways What makes you smile or…
i should have been watc Daylight slipping away, down a mountainside Over the trees a…
I Should Have Been Watching You Daylight slipping away, down a mountainside Over the trees …
I'll Tell Him Tonight I remember the day it came Flashing lights and sirens rang T…
I'm to Blame I considered your letter I understood your questions I'm wa…
Ill Tell Him Tonight I remember the day it came Flashing lights and sirens rang T…
In Field & Town Take it easy, it's what we need to do right…
In September I don't need to Take this shit from you And I don't…
Instructions Here's how I'd like things to go down Please don't leave…
Just Give Me A Name Don't want to know I don't want to know I don't want…
Killbear The afternoon light Was reaching down to the site As my old…
Let It Last Let is last, let it last, This moment in our…
Let's Break Up I suppose there's nothing more between us When all we do…
Living Grows On You I was like you at your age, Ready to die…
Lonely Security Guard Oh so lonely security guard, he looks so mean from…
Long Way Down Do you ever go To the places we both were known? Do…
Looking Back to Me I was driving North By myself feeling sad of course Off a…
Looking For You In Me Why do I feel this way Years are becoming days And why…
Lounging Why do I Stay up 'til three Lounging, eating, watching TV? I…
Lullaby The long long day is through The light's been replaced by…
Memphis How do you protect a fourty-two year old from himself I…
Message From London There's nothing wrong with how you see the world In fact…
Middle of July I don't know if that's your leg, or is it…
Mild I wonder why i'm down here Wasting my time, Not making eno…
More Than Alive One day more of you alone There's everyone but no one…
Motel I agree We should leave In an hour Or better right now Or we…
My Parent Time, time when you stayed over We stayed in bed forever The…
My Wife You're looking in on my life and I don't think…
Never Lonely I've been doing just fine I've been happy I've been having…
Nights Like These My loneliness brings me down When the air is this cold…
No Happy Birthday I've been waiting, I've been thinking. I've been wanting to …
Nowhere We Cannot Go I I do it all the time Forget the man I'm tryin' To…
Oh Memory I never thought I would Forget the way you looked All last…
Old Dreams I don't need my old dreams Now my dreams are your…
Old Fashioned Way Remember the day We went to an old fashioned way To get…
Pots and Pans There's a couple up the stairs Making noise all the time Lat…
Rainy Saturday You know we really had a tough love baby We really…
Robbed Blind I don't want to be here when you get back…
Roll Down That Wave Don't roll down that wave towards me. Keep the sun…
Shelter (Two, four) Here's what I got written down so far On my…
Skates When I was younger, a part-time job worker Department store …
Starting Over Your legs are at the door I'm feeling good and I…
Stem I bought a rose To give to you A windy day The petals…
Steps Into Miles Your legs walk through the tile like a smile Turn every…
Street Car Parked underground the night you left It took me an hour…
Streetcar Parked underground the night you left It took me an hour…
Stride Feeling right, feeling okay tonight You inside I don't thin…
Summer Put some pain in a beat then I leave An this…
Take take me home take me with you take me home take a part…
Tell Me Why Sailing heart-ships through broken harbors Out on the waves …
The Closer I Get When I said I, would try and be calm I lied…
The Hardest Part She was flying circles above her room at night While you…
The Hazards of Sitting Beneath Palm Trees With your summer hat and smile You came here to leave…
The Place Where We Lived This was the home, as good as we could have…
The Valley A wasp cannot take down this beast There must be something…
The Van Song On the way home the rain just washed us up Onto…
This Summer Remember when we were young And the summers felt like they…
Through The Rads I've got neighbours who argue terribly in the house And act…
Time Ain't Slowing Down For Us Back when we said go Days were long and blown We had…
Tragedy Broken bottle won't hurt me Nothing worse that I have dreame…
Tree's Lounge Sit here in Trees Lounge Pour it in my mouth I Need…
Troubled Times I don't know what's on your mind Most of the time But…
Two Doors I saw you in line when I checked in And I…
We Don It was a Tuesday morn in November I slept at your…
Weight Of The World Lately you've been nowhere to be found But not for the…
When The Night Came and Took Us when the night came and took us and the jukebox was…
When This Is Over I wake up Beside you, in mom's car I try to get…
Where And When The snow was falling down like pieces of the sky…
Wide Eyes I'm getting off at the next stop Will you leave with…
Woody I'm just sitting here wasting my time Until you come home…
Worthy Of Your Esteem Lately you've been so mean, it's guaranteed Your life's a s…
You Are All I Have You are all I have You are all I have You are…
You Were Loved Analyzed, thought it over too much Criticize myself way to…
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