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''Invitation to Her's'' is the only studio album by English indie pop band
Her's Her's (also written as thatbandofhers) was an indie rock band from Liverpool, England composed of English guitarist and singer Stephen Fitzpatrick and Norwegian bassist and backing vocalist Audun Laading. They released a compilation album, '' ...
. It was released on 24 August 2018 through Heist or Hit Records, seven months before the duo were killed in a crash while touring the US.


Critical reception

''Invitation to Her's'' received generally positive reviews from critics. Laviea Thomas of ''
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'' said the album was "well-thought-out" and "atmospheric" and featured "some almost perfect glitch pop ballads". Nad Khan of ''
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'' stated, "Each track is its own little microcosm of oddness, unfolding like a brightly colored cartoon storyboard", and "Ultimately, the album is a warm, fuzzy and familiar affair, succeeding in its primary mission to marry peculiar humour with genuinely catchy pop melodies." Joe Goggins of '' DIY'' called the album "a handsome collection of love songs" and said, "''Invitation to Her's'' is an occasionally jarring listen, thanks to its stylistic restlessness, but there's enough substance behind the silliness to leave you feeling they're following through on their early promise." Emily Mackay of ''
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'' praised the "retro charms with pastel-toned production" of "Harvey" and "If You Know What's Right", the former based on a
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film of the same name. In '' The Skinny'', Eugenie Johnson said, "Almost every track here is loaded with a chorus that swoons or soars, burying and sticking in the mind" but that "by its closing tracks though, the relative lack of shade to balance the bubblegum-coloured light can become a bit cloying".


Track listing


Personnel

Her's * Stephen Fitzpatrick – guitars, vocals, drum programming * Audun Laading – bass guitar, backing vocals, drum programming Additional personnel * Saam Jafarzadeh – production


References

{{Authority control 2018 albums Indie pop albums by English artists Heist or Hit Records albums