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

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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, '' ...

. The nine-track album was released on 12 May 2017 through Heist or Hit Records. 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 '' DIY'' compared them to Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils and

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. The next single, "What Once Was", was released the following month. "What Once Was" references the death of Fitzpatrick's mother, Anne, who passed when he was 11. Laading playfully referred to the song as Fitzpatrick's 'magnum opus' and it remains the most popular song of Her's. Upon its release, it was described by reviewer Charlotte Holroyd as possessing an "immensely effective and completely enchanting charm". In October, they released the single "Marcel", inspired by a lost ID card found in a wallet from a vintage shop. Fitzpatrick and Laading discovered that the owner of the ID, Marcel, had passed away, and dedicated the song to him. A review in ''

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'' described the sound as a combination of British indie, 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 Mac DeMarco. 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. ''

'' praised the song "Marcel" which they described as a "tropical track", and they said that Her's kept their usual foundation of

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while adding Hawaiian instruments.

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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