Darren Hayman’s knack for verbalizing the trials and traumas of lower-middle Britain is well documented. As the driving force behind 1990’s indie outfit Hefner he grew a cult and enthusiastic following that hung on his …

As Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has demonstrated so impressively, there’s still space on the musical landscape for an artist with simple songs and a bloody big heart. With his broad Glaswegian burr and a knack …