Summer 2007 - Outside Missoula Magazine
the hermans
stalking matilda
i like you, betty records
Okay, so I've seen the hermans live, and they rock. That's why I was a bit apprehensive about this CD. You know the scenario - you go to a show, fall in love with a band, buy the CD, take it home for a listen, and you're left feeling like you came up one die short of a Yahtzee. Thankfully, this Missoula foursome actually rocks offstage too. the hermans break out of the standard "indie" rock mold with solid, back-to-basics rock'n'roll. Crunching guitar riffs and get-down beats inspire flying sidekicks while solid lyrics satisfy the cerebrum. They get serious with songs like "Desert Island," which tackles modern-day issues of politics, the internet, and war. Then they turn around and make you laugh - "Modern Day Pirate," for example, is about an average dude who's "got no ship so I do my sailing on the strip with my eight-track wailing." For a debut CD, Stalking Matilda comes out fighting. Pick up a copy at your local music store, and keep your eyes peeled for the hermans' next show. - WES DUNCAN
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