Herman Dune
Sean Bones (Solo)
Sat, January 21, 2012
Doors: 10:30 pm / Show: 10:30 pm
The Rock Shop
Brooklyn, NY
$12.00
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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.
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.
Sean Bones (Solo)
An indie rock band with a touch of reggae from Brooklyn, NY. They are now on tour with Dr. Dog.
...a project described as "music that might cause people to scratch their heads a bit, only to realize that scratching their heads would make a good dance move." Indeed. Just ask the folks over at RCRD LBL, who got behind Sullivan early on and wrote, "Canvas shorts and reggae music sound like summer spent by the water being lazy. Sean Bones is not lazy."
Sure enough, Sullivan spent many late nights crafting the dirt-encrusted reggae that drives Sean Bones' Frenchkiss debut Rings. Named after the pervading influence of such speaker-imploding ‘60s/'70s standards as the Congos, Desmond Dekker and Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rings was first recorded live to a 16-track tape machine with one malfunctioning slot.
"We were working with limitations from the start," says Sullivan. "I also told the engineer (Jay Braun, who's also worked with the Stills and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) to track the music in a way that hit the tape hard, stressing it out and giving us a gritty sound."
The result is a funky reggae party with feeling. From the sturdy rocksteady groove and sly Phil Spector nods of "Cry Cry Cry" to the dub flavor of "Instigator" to the twilight zone reggaeton of "Smoke Rings" – Bones's debut seem tailored to summertime-in-the-city. And then there's "Dancehall," a friendly sparring match between Barrington Levy and latter-day Blur. So yeah—this ain't Legend: The Fourth Generation here; it's something much stranger.
"Even when it's poppy, reggae is heavy and weird," says Sullivan. "Especially the early stuff—it's done on primitive equipment and it's better for that. To me, that's punk, and I love it."
He's not alone. Remember that early "Easy Street"/"Act So Casual" single? When Sullivan tried to book a Sean Bones show to recoup the costs of vinyl pressings and canvas shorts, he ended up signing a record deal instead. Not to mention scoring the starring role—without auditioning, mind you—in Wah Do Dem, an indie film with loose connections to The Harder They Come and Rockers.
"My character is this hapless guy named Max who wins two cruise tickets, but gets dumped and has to go on this trip alone," explains Sullivan. "He spends a week on a Senior Citizen's cruise before getting robbed and lost in Jamaica on his daytrip there. Somewhere along the way, he gets taken in and sees the ‘real Jamaica'."
You might recognize Max's ex as a certain Norah Jones. While her character may ditch Max early on, the Grammy winner wound up contributing vocals to the album closer "Turn Them," a song catered to the film's storyline. Landing such a high profile guest begs one question, of course: what's next, beyond a spring 2010 S/S FRIENDS collection involving ponchos and galoshes?
"I'm not closing any doors," says Sullivan of his past projects, "but when the idea to record my own reggae single came to me, I was so excited I had to stand on my fire escape. It feels right to be doing this."
...a project described as "music that might cause people to scratch their heads a bit, only to realize that scratching their heads would make a good dance move." Indeed. Just ask the folks over at RCRD LBL, who got behind Sullivan early on and wrote, "Canvas shorts and reggae music sound like summer spent by the water being lazy. Sean Bones is not lazy."
Sure enough, Sullivan spent many late nights crafting the dirt-encrusted reggae that drives Sean Bones' Frenchkiss debut Rings. Named after the pervading influence of such speaker-imploding ‘60s/'70s standards as the Congos, Desmond Dekker and Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rings was first recorded live to a 16-track tape machine with one malfunctioning slot.
"We were working with limitations from the start," says Sullivan. "I also told the engineer (Jay Braun, who's also worked with the Stills and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) to track the music in a way that hit the tape hard, stressing it out and giving us a gritty sound."
The result is a funky reggae party with feeling. From the sturdy rocksteady groove and sly Phil Spector nods of "Cry Cry Cry" to the dub flavor of "Instigator" to the twilight zone reggaeton of "Smoke Rings" – Bones's debut seem tailored to summertime-in-the-city. And then there's "Dancehall," a friendly sparring match between Barrington Levy and latter-day Blur. So yeah—this ain't Legend: The Fourth Generation here; it's something much stranger.
"Even when it's poppy, reggae is heavy and weird," says Sullivan. "Especially the early stuff—it's done on primitive equipment and it's better for that. To me, that's punk, and I love it."
He's not alone. Remember that early "Easy Street"/"Act So Casual" single? When Sullivan tried to book a Sean Bones show to recoup the costs of vinyl pressings and canvas shorts, he ended up signing a record deal instead. Not to mention scoring the starring role—without auditioning, mind you—in Wah Do Dem, an indie film with loose connections to The Harder They Come and Rockers.
"My character is this hapless guy named Max who wins two cruise tickets, but gets dumped and has to go on this trip alone," explains Sullivan. "He spends a week on a Senior Citizen's cruise before getting robbed and lost in Jamaica on his daytrip there. Somewhere along the way, he gets taken in and sees the ‘real Jamaica'."
You might recognize Max's ex as a certain Norah Jones. While her character may ditch Max early on, the Grammy winner wound up contributing vocals to the album closer "Turn Them," a song catered to the film's storyline. Landing such a high profile guest begs one question, of course: what's next, beyond a spring 2010 S/S FRIENDS collection involving ponchos and galoshes?
"I'm not closing any doors," says Sullivan of his past projects, "but when the idea to record my own reggae single came to me, I was so excited I had to stand on my fire escape. It feels right to be doing this."
