Despite the quick turnaround, Hayden’s latest is more than a cast-off.

Last year's In Field & Town found Hayden Desser in an unusually jovial mood, and that translated into a much-appreciated sense of playfulness and a well-received album. A wry sense of melancholy humour likewise permeates Hayden’s latest batch of recordings, The Place Where We Lived. The quick turnaround is somewhat new for Hayden, as is the appearance of members of Cuff the Duke as a backing band. However, the rustic country and western sensibilities that they bring to songs like the title track and "Never Lonely" go a long way to giving this 30-minute album its own identity, and rather than a cast-off companion piece to In Field & Town. As implied in the title, a feeling of nostalgia and longing, coupled at times with regret, dominates the album, but clever lines like "if you're gonna mess up/ give me a heads up/ I need to make some plans" from "Let’s Break Up," matched with the band's up-tempo guitar work and rambunctious snare, never let things descend into melancholy.