Hefner: Catfight on 2 CDs

Hefner released records from 1996 through to 2002 and didn't worry the charts too greatly, 46 being their highest placing. They did however find a special place in the hearts of their devoted following who keep vigils for their reformation to this day. Their's is a special kind of 'small' music that rocks but doesn't beat its chest with any bluster, it beckons you with a little finger. Much of their notoriety comes from the patronage of John Peel who had them record 7 sessions for his radio show. Hefner were sometimes wrongly categorized as indie boys in need of a shag but its much truer to say that they had lots of sex, just with the wrong people. Hefner were really a folk band for the mid twenty city dwellers and their songwriter, Darren Hayman always had an ear for the details. Darren was also extremely prolific, although he would disagree; 'I'm not prolific, everybody else is lazy.' These 43 unreleased songs are drawn from a career that saw five albums in six years and 22 singles and eps. Much of the first disk includes songs that were destined to form the basis of Hefner's mellower 6th album and really shouldn't be considered outtakes. They show the band returni...