Invitation to Her's
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| Released | 24 August 2018 | |||
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| Length | 45:47 | |||
| Label | Heist or Hit | |||
| Producer | Her's | |||
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Invitation to Her's is the only studio album by English indie pop band Her's. It was released on 24 August 2018 through Heist or Hit Records,[2] seven months before the duo were killed in a crash while touring the US.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| Gigwise |   [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[6] |
| Q | [1] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| Uncut | 6/10[8] |
Invitation to Her's received generally positive reviews from critics. Laviea Thomas of Gigwise said the album was "well-thought-out" and "atmospheric" and featured "some almost perfect glitch pop ballads".[5] Nad Khan of The Line of Best Fit 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."[6]
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."[2] Emily Mackay of The Guardian praised the "retro charms with pastel-toned production" of "Harvey" and "If You Know What's Right", the former based on a James Stewart film of the same name.[9] 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".[7]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Harvey" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Mannie's Smile" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "If You Know Whats Right" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Carry the Doubt" | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Low Beam" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Breathing Easy" | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Blue Lips" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "She Needs Him" | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Love on the Line (Call Now)" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Don't Think It Over" | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Under Wraps" | 5:03 |
| Total length: | 45:47 | |
Personnel[edit]
Her's
- Stephen Fitzpatrick – guitars, vocals, drum programming[10]
- Audun Laading – bass guitar, backing vocals, drum programming[11]
Additional personnel
- Saam Jafarzadeh – production[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Her's – Invitation to Her's". Q. September 2018. p. 113.
- ^ a b c Goggins, Joe (24 August 2018). "Album Review: Her's – Invitation to Her's". DIY. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Her's: Liverpool band killed in US crash". BBC. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Invitation to Her's". Metacritic.
- ^ a b Thomas, Laviea (2 September 2018). "Album Review: Her's – An Invitation to Her's". Gigwise. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b Khan, Nad (24 August 2018). "We can't help but accept this Invitation To Her's". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b Johnson, Eugenie (22 August 2018). "Her's – Invitation to Her's". The Skinny. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Her's – Invitation to Her's". Uncut. September 2018. p. 35.
- ^ Mackay, Emily (25 August 2018). "Ones to watch: Her's". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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