Herman Dune // Strange Moosic
"It’s like a lovely, innocent return to the indie pop of the late 90s; if you liked The Auteurs, Pavement or the Divine Comedy, then you’ll love this band..."
Release Date: November 7th 2011
Herman Dune - Strange Moosic (Fortuna POP!)
If you don’t already know about Herman Dune, you should be advised that firstly, it’s not a man, it’s a group. Well, a duo really, with added musicians. From France, but with Swedish roots. They’ve been going around 10 years, starting off lo-fi with home recordings and championed by The Mighty Peel, and it’s only recently that they have had the wherewithal to record in a proper studio despite their many album releases thus far. This is a pretty lovely album. The sound is sweet, smooth and simple, allowing David-Ivar Herman Dune’s (see, that’s where they got the name from) lyrics to come through clear and loud. There are songs about being in a traffic jam. ”What was going on I wondered? A car crash, a fire, a beast on the loose, or maybe some construction workers?” and songs about romance which stand up with the best of them; “Her hair is like a sunbeam”. It’s like a lovely, innocent return to the indie pop of the late 90s; if you liked The Auteurs, Pavement or the Divine Comedy, then you’ll love this band, and this is a good starting point. I really love their simplicity and really wouldn’t want them to develop a bigger sound. They play London’s Union Chapel on 12th October. Enjoy with a cup of tea.
7/10 Lizz Page
Herman Dune - Strange Moosic (Fortuna POP!)
If you don’t already know about Herman Dune, you should be advised that firstly, it’s not a man, it’s a group. Well, a duo really, with added musicians. From France, but with Swedish roots.
They’ve been going around 10 years, starting off lo-fi with home recordings and championed by The Mighty Peel, and it’s only recently that they have had the wherewithal to record in a proper studio despite their many album releases thus far.
This is a pretty lovely album. The sound is sweet, smooth and simple, allowing David-Ivar Herman Dune’s (see, that’s where they got the name from) lyrics to come through clear and loud. There are songs about being in a traffic jam. ”What was going on I wondered? A car crash, a fire, a beast on the loose, or maybe some construction workers?” and songs about romance which stand up with the best of them; “Her hair is like a sunbeam”.
It’s like a lovely, innocent return to the indie pop of the late 90s; if you liked The Auteurs, Pavement or the Divine Comedy, then you’ll love this band, and this is a good starting point. I really love their simplicity and really wouldn’t want them to develop a bigger sound. They play London’s Union Chapel on 12th October. Enjoy with a cup of tea.
7/10 Lizz Page
Release Date: November 7th 2011
Herman Dune - Strange Moosic (Fortuna POP!)
If you don’t already know about Herman Dune, you should be advised that firstly, it’s not a man, it’s a group. Well, a duo really, with added musicians. From France, but with Swedish roots.
They’ve been going around 10 years, starting off lo-fi with home recordings and championed by The Mighty Peel, and it’s only recently that they have had the wherewithal to record in a proper studio despite their many album releases thus far.
This is a pretty lovely album. The sound is sweet, smooth and simple, allowing David-Ivar Herman Dune’s (see, that’s where they got the name from) lyrics to come through clear and loud. There are songs about being in a traffic jam. ”What was going on I wondered? A car crash, a fire, a beast on the loose, or maybe some construction workers?” and songs about romance which stand up with the best of them; “Her hair is like a sunbeam”.
It’s like a lovely, innocent return to the indie pop of the late 90s; if you liked The Auteurs, Pavement or the Divine Comedy, then you’ll love this band, and this is a good starting point. I really love their simplicity and really wouldn’t want them to develop a bigger sound. They play London’s Union Chapel on 12th October. Enjoy with a cup of tea.
7/10 Lizz Page
