HERM (New video)

This album from HERM is entitled MONSTERS
"Bold and ambitious, Herm brings the listener on a
stylistic road-trip... a powerful showcase of a considerable talent"
Connected
"Beguiling... a must for fans of uneasy listening"
HotPress
"An impressive debut"
Metro Ireland
"Herm deserves to be at the forefront
of Irish indie music's new golden age."
Cluas.com
"MONSTERS" Tracklisting
1. The Way
2. Heads
3. The Year Of The Horse
4. Monsters
5. Scab
6. Rosemary
7. The Sofa King
8. The Long Way Down
9. Cellar Door
10. The Best Bit
11. Rearrange
Running Time: 43.9 Mins
Released: March 20th 2009 (IRL) on Catchy Go Go Records
Available from Tower Records , Road Records , CDBaby , Napster and iTunes
HEADS
Directed by Ian Benjamin Kenny
"Heads" is the first single taken from Herm's debut album "Monsters". A melodic slice of indie pop, its upbeat groove and infectious 'woah woah..' refrain contrast nicely with lyrics which apparently reference cannibalism... It is available as a FREE download from www.herm.tv or www.last.fm/music/herm/Heads You can also pick up a copy of the Limited Edition physical version, encased in handmade artwork that folds out into a lovely A3 Herm poster, at any upcoming Herm gigs.
"Like all true pop outsiders, Herm – aka Ballinasloe man Kevin Connolly – recognises the power of self-spawned myths: he claims to have been discovered as a child 'singing in some bushes' on the Channel Island of Herm (hence, surprise, surprise, the stage name). Musically, Connolly navigates a woozy course between Tom Waits, early Pavement and Slint (while giving the occasional nod in the direction of Nick Cave, Spiritualized and The Beatles).
From this exotic gumbo of influences, he distills a frequently sublime marriage of the theatrical and the minimalist: on his soon to be released debut album, Monsters, Herm dabbles in ragtime folk, boneyard blues and jangly indie pop. A bit of a one-man orchestra on record, Connolly is, in concert, a little more willing to share the glory. Backed by the five-piece Hermanos, he subjects his brittle compositions to wide-screen make-overs, sprucing them up with pile-driver guitar chugs, rumbling fade-ups and oodles of art-rock riffola. Grandiose and earthy in the same heartbeat, Herm is a reminder that, sometimes, the best music is to be found in the eerie spaces at the edge of town."
- Eamon de Paor, Metro Ireland.
SHOTGUN
Live on Muzu.tv
HERM - Shotgun - Live For Muzu Sessions on MUZU .
THE BEST BIT