Herman Dune
Legendary anti-folk band formed in 1999, Herman Dune are a French duo comprised of David-Ivar Herman Dune and Neman Herman Dune. Though based in Paris, their musical family tree extends to New York City, Sweden, Berlin and the UK. They¹ve recorded a dozen Peel Sessions on the BBC and have already shared the stage with Arcade Fire, Kimya Dawson, Of Montreal, Jeffrey Lewis and The Kooks.
On the new album Next Year In Zion, songwriter and vocalist David-Ivar Herman Dune and drummer Neman Herman Dune deliver a dozen charming and intricately constructed pop songs. On the heels two earlier EPs from Everloving in 2008, Next Year In Zion is the Parisian duo’s debut long-player for the Los Feliz, California indie. It is the sound of Herman Dune, all grown up. The album is out October 21, 2008.
The “I Wish That I Could See You Soon” EP is Herman Dune’s first release on Everloving. An infectious burst of beautiful pop sounds, the music owes as much to the wry wit of Jonathan Richman as it does to Chuck Berry’s classic guitar clang. With bourbon horns n’ brass and girl-group vocals courtesy of The Woo-Woo’s (Lisa Li Lund and the New York Babyskins), the songs are warm, sunny and borderline Spector-esque. Rolling Stone named “I Wish That I Could See You Soon” as one of the best 100 songs of 2007.
Their 2nd ep for Everloving is “1-2-3 Apple Tree.” You may have seen the video, featuring the raisin stealing Kramer from Seinfeld’s breakthrough season 4’s “The Pilot” episode. Everloving will release a new full length album September 08.
