Lido (Darren Hayman album)

Lido is a studio album by British singer-songwriter Darren Hayman.[2][3] An album of instrumentals, it was released by Where It's at Is Where You Are in 2012.

Lido
Studio album by Darren Hayman
Released	2012
Genre	Folk rock, indie rock
Label	Where It's at Is Where You Are
Darren Hayman chronology
The Green and the Grey (2011) Lido (2012) The Violence (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	8/10[1]
Record Collector	[1]

The album is about public swimming pools.[2]

Critical reception

The Quietus wrote that "even as a diversion from his lyrically focussed work, Lido adds to the developing picture of Hayman as a great chronicler of British life, present and past."[4] Record Collector wrote that "while navigating the stylistic gamut from pop-reggae to piano études, by way of uke strums and jelly-like slide guitar, Hayman forsakes ambient drift for recurring tunefulness, thus providing some continuity with his song-based work."[5]

Track listing

1. "London Fields" – 3:01
2. "Black Rock Baths" – 3:59
3. "Brockwell Park" – 2:07
4. "Parliament Hill" – 4:55
5. "Saltdean" – 3:03
6. "The Knap" – 2:35
7. "Super Swimming Stadium" – 5:29
8. "Brentwood" – 4:45
9. "Tinside" – 3:31
10. "Stonehaven" – 4:36
11. "King's Meadow" – 1:39
12. "Jubilee Pool" – 2:57
13. "Purley Way" – 3:33
14. "Tooting Bec" – 3:17

References

1. "Album Review: Darren Hayman - Lido / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound".
2. "Darren Hayman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
3. "Homes: Britain's lidos make a splash". the Guardian. 29 August 2014.
4. "The Quietus | Reviews | Darren Hayman". The Quietus.
5. "Lido - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.