Herman Düne is a French band, but it's understandable why people would think they're from Sweden. In recent years, Sweden has handily unseated Glasgow as the world capital of tongue-in-cheek twee pop of the sort that is found on this EP. While a playful giddiness typical of the genre (if it can be considered one) is evident here, it belies a deadly serious earnestness. On "When the Water Gets Old (And Freezes on the Lake)", David-Ivar Herman Düne almost entirely drops the self-effacing wit and observational humor that pervades the EP, letting the ache it conceals show through. As is the case with their Swedish non-countrymen, the tiniest measure of bitterness makes the rest all the sweeter.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Herman Düne: I Wish That I Could See You Soon
Herman Düne is a French band, but it's understandable why people would think they're from Sweden. In recent years, Sweden has handily unseated Glasgow as the world capital of tongue-in-cheek twee pop of the sort that is found on this EP. While a playful giddiness typical of the genre (if it can be considered one) is evident here, it belies a deadly serious earnestness. On "When the Water Gets Old (And Freezes on the Lake)", David-Ivar Herman Düne almost entirely drops the self-effacing wit and observational humor that pervades the EP, letting the ache it conceals show through. As is the case with their Swedish non-countrymen, the tiniest measure of bitterness makes the rest all the sweeter.
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