''Songs of Her's'' is the debut compilation album by English

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band Her's. The nine-track album was released on 12 May 2017 through

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. The compilation album consists of all of the band's recorded material up to that point, along with four new songs.

Background

In April 2016, Her's released their debut single "Dorothy". It was well received: Jamie Milton of ''

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'' compared them to Wild Nothing,

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and

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. The next single, "What Once Was", was released the following month. In October, they released the single "Marcel", inspired by a lost ID card found in a wallet from a vintage shop. A review in ''

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'' described the sound as a combination of British

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, tropical beach wave, and

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. The next single, released in February 2017, was also reviewed in ''DIY.'' "I'll Try", the final single to be included on the album, was released in April 2017, and positively received in an ''

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'' review.

Release and reception

''Songs of Her's'' was officially released on 12 May 2017 to positive reviews from critics. In a four-star review, Will Fitzpatrick of '' The Skinny'' compared the album's sound positively to that of

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. Hassan Anderson of ''

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'' also compared the group's sound to DeMarco and to

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, singling out new tracks "You Don't Know This Guy", "Medieval", and "Cool With You" as standouts.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Her's.

Personnel

* Stephen Fitzpatrick – guitars, vocals, drum programming * Audun Laading – bass guitar, backing vocals, drum programming

References

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