STEP INTO THE LIGHT - DARREN HAYES
Savage Garden main man Darren Hayes’ new solo album, “This Delicate Thing We’ve Made,” was previewed in the United States at a series of sold-out live showcases where response was nothing less than manic. While the double album is as diverse as the seasons, first single “Step Into the Light” is a joyous dance-floor steamer, complete with 11 diverse mixes offering radio, club and dub rubs. Pezza perhaps prompts the ultimate full-body flop sweat, hurling Hayes’ falsetto, mungo chorus and thwacking percussion above the clouds. Hayes’ project joyously transcends all genres — and an adult contemporary release with the enduring moxie of “Truly Madly Deeply” is imminent — but as a reminder of Hayes’ versatile melodic bootprint, “Light” is a hell of a celebratory beacon. Billboard
