Herman Düne - Notes from Vinegar Hill (2020) [Official Digital Download]

Quarantined in the sleepy San Pedro neighborhood of Vinegar Hill, on the same harbour-adjacent street where Charles Bukowski lived out his final years, David-Ivar Herman Dune, visual artist and founding anchor of French antifolk stalwarts Herman Dune, turned those Covid-induced anxieties inward and emerged from his home studio with the new full-length LP Notes From Vinegar Hill. There’s something for everyone on this record - folksy rockers, Bakersfield twang, Big Pink-style Americana, 70s AM Gold, and rough-hewn Cold Turkey guitar stomps. The songs speak of the suffocating claustrophobia of isolation and fear, the anguish of being an immigrant in a country where policies harden by the moment, but also of the beauty of California, the ocean, and a quiet life with three black cats that turned the heart of a Scorpio toward felines. This album is dedicated to David Berman. Personnel: David Ivar: Voice, Piano, Guitars, Upright Bass, Drums, Percussions, Whistles and Harmonica Caitlin Rose: Vocals and Duet on Vinegar Hill Mayon: Vocals Spencer Cullum III: Pedal Steel Jon Natchez: Horns on Say You Love Me Too

TRACKLIST

1. Herman Düne - Say You Love Me Too
2. Herman Düne - Heartbroken & Free
3. Herman Düne - Freak Out Til the Morning Dew
4. Herman Düne - Ballad of Herman Dune (High on Rye & Lost at Sea)
5. Herman Düne - LA Blues
6. Herman Düne - Vinegar Hill
7. Herman Düne - Scorpio Rising
8. Herman Düne - Hawaii Morning
9. Herman Düne - Mookie Mookie
10. Herman Düne - Birds of Prey
11. Herman Düne - PS I Could Have Done Great Things
12. Herman Düne - Long Monday



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