Music News - Herriot Row (Simon Comber) Releases New Album "Lesser Stars" and Announces NZ Tour
04 August 2017 - 0 Comments
Having previously released two albums (Pre-Pill Love, Endearance) and an E.P (The Right To Talk To Strangers) under his own name, Comber’s concise, articulate lyrical observations and penchant for alternate guitar tunings have drawn comparisons to such acclaimed artists as Bill Callahan, Joni Mitchell and Don McGlashan.
Alongside his releases, Comber has built up a reputation for captivating live performances, leading to a national tour with The Chills, Australian shows supporting The Verlaines, and a tour of America with indie rock icon Barbara Manning. For the last three years Comber has gone from strength to strength playing with a band, accompanied by Stu Harwood (Anthonie Tonnon band) on drums and Dave Flyger (Paquin) on bass when appearing as Herriot Row.
Lesser Stars finds Comber setting a wide range of poetic narratives to a vulnerable analogue recording aesthetic. Learning Not To Talk captures a minor epiphany in which the narrator realises the intimacy of shared silence. Beautiful and Harmless is an instantly infectious (but not entirely trustworthy) love song. The Usual Business does a 180-degree turn about and beyond the city at twilight, peeking into the lives of preachers, prisoners, sailors, singers and more.
The haunting chorus of new single Out Of The Ordinary suggests that if you're struggling to dream outside the frame of your everyday routine, then you're not the only one. This isn't enough solace for the singer, who's still yearning for some form of re-enchantment right to the bittersweet end of the song.
The Beggar follows the ghost of New Zealand poet RAK Mason out to the edge of Auckland’s Queens Wharf.
John Vanderslice’s defiantly straight-to-tape production brings the new album closer to the warmth and fragility of Herriot Row’s compelling live shows, ensuring Lesser Stars is the most fully realised set of songs Comber has yet offered up.
Herriot Row "Lesser Stars” Tour
SEPT 8 - Wellington, Caroline
SEPT 9 - Whanganui, Lucky
SEPT 15 - Christchurch, Space Academy
SEPT 16 - Dunedin, Dog With Two Tails
SEPT 29 - Auckland, Wine Cellar
Tickets from http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/
Most Viewed Artists
Latest Galleries
NZ Top 10 Singles
- APT.
ROSÉ And Bruno Mars - DIE WITH A SMILE
Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish - TASTE
Sabrina Carpenter - I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY
Gracie Abrams - ESPRESSO
Sabrina Carpenter - SAILOR SONG
Gigi Perez - LOSE CONTROL
Teddy Swims - A BAR SONG (TIPSY)
Shaboozey - GOOD LUCK, BABE!
Chappell Roan
More Content on muzic.net.nz
Google Site Search
100% New Zealand Music
All content on this website is copyright to muzic.net.nz and other respective rights holders. Redistribution of any material presented here without permission is prohibited.
Report A Problem
There are currently no comments for this article. Please log in to add new comments.