''The Violence'' is a studio album by British singer and songwriter Darren Hayman featuring backing band the Long Parliament. It was released on 5 November 2012 by

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''The Violence'' is the third and final part in Hayman's ''Essex Trilogy''.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an

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score of 81 based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Marc Burrows of ''

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'' wrote that "these are wonderful pop songs, each a compacted treasure of melody and heart."

Track listing

References

2012 albums Darren Hayman albums Fortuna Pop! Records albums {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub