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Welcome All Tourists

by The Herms

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1.
Parades 02:42
2.
READY/SET ‘94 Red red ready roll Move into the second floor Any second comes a gate Can’t jump it anymore Room’s tapped anyway Gra gra gra gra grab my gun Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Ready set 94 Everybody waits and it takes so long Everybody sees that it takes so long Everybody runs and it takes so long Everybody waits and it takes so Man said come again Cut into the center floor Pennies on the motorboat Blood’s in the motorcar Room’s tapped anyway Gra gra gra gra grab my gun Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Ready set 94 Everybody waits and it takes so long Everybody sees that it takes so long Everybody runs and it takes so long Everybody waits and it takes so…
3.
General Jack 04:26
GENERAL JACK General Jack of the Cosmos Tells me what to do If he barks your name at me I have to come for you All the cops spinning out because They don’t know who I am But if you see me prowling around your street Call me Son of Sam I write in signs of sorrow From the underground In the dark that crawls along Have to put you down All the fellas freaking out because They don’t know who I am But if you see me prowling around your street Call me Son of Sam All the ladies going crazy because They don’t know who I am But if you see me prowling around your street Call me Son of Sam
4.
COLD RESIDENCE Take me to the cold residence Where I’ll stay in my presentless Take me to the cold residence Where I’ll stay, where I’ll stay Breathe out She’s on fire but she’s not cool She left town with a fool Take me to the cold residence Where I’ll stay, where I’ll stay Breathe out
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Sounds Below 03:02
SOUNDS BELOW Are you happy like this? Do you know where life takes you, love? Are you losing your way to the sounds below? The synthesizer plays it hard While the rest of us go down below Because you’re losing face With the ones you know Is it real or just a game you play? Because you’re losing face To the sounds below Is it real or just a day to waste? Are you writing, my love? Have you found a new melody? Does it kill you to know That I won’t come back? The synthesizer plays it hard While the rest of us go down below Because you’re losing face With the ones you know Is it real or just a game you play? Because you’re losing face To the sounds below Does it kill or just a day to waste?
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Veloxer 05:41
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GET ON (part 2) I sat across from the dead man His eyes were red, bleeding holes And as the wind picked up around him He said, “I’m here to claim your soul” There ain’t no sunshine There ain’t no sunshine Where I’m gonna go There ain’t no sunshine It’s just the night blinding me Rolling down this road Well, the folks in the bar cleared around me As I glared at the man He said, “You have any final last words Before I give my command?” There ain’t no sunshine There ain’t no sunshine Where I’m gonna go There ain’t no sunshine It’s just the night blinding me Rolling down this road I felt my body growing cold and tight My hat hanging low But with my dying breath I came across that table Drove my knife into his skull There ain’t no sunshine There ain’t no sunshine Where I’m gonna go There ain’t no sunshine It’s just the night blinding me Rolling down this road There ain’t no sunshine There ain’t no sunshine Where I’m gonna go Hey hey hey sunshine And this is the last sight I will ever know
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Bezlo 02:09
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CHAIR AND THE SUBMARINE She finally straps him to a chair So he won’t bleed out everywhere But now it’s time, now it’s time Always time to decide Never will know who lives or dies Oh, if you want it Oh, if you want it so strange Oh, if you want it Oh, if you want it to take He feels he’s on a submarine Always had the same old dream But if he wakes, then he wakes Doesn’t want to wake for sure Will only seek another cure Oh, if you want it Oh, if you want it so strange Oh, if you want it Oh, if you want it to take
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Cousins 02:52
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Nightcave 05:52
NIGHTCAVE Ah ah said the night Ah ah filled with fright
12.
A Light Away 03:29
A LIGHT AWAY We gave our hearts That was easier Than we thought As the day seemed so Silent, silent But my love is a light away My heart never lied My love is a light away My heart never lied We gave our minds That was crazier Than we thought As the night seemed so Silent, silent But my love is a light away My heart never lied My love is a light away My heart never lied You tell me that I run away You tell me that it’s always in your eyes But my love is a light away My heart never lied My love is a light away My love never dies You tell me that I’m wrong away You tell me that it’s always in your heart
13.
Hereafter 02:02
HEREAFTER Looking up to the sinking of the sun Holiday and we’ll all come undone Life to me is just a dream In a dark hotel And every night we’ll meet Hereafter No more days and only of the night Holiday and we all need to die Life to me is just a dream So there’s no need to despair And every night we’ll meet Hereafter Looking up and there’s no sun Holiday and we’ve all come undone Life to me is just a dream In a dark hotel And every night we’ll meet Hereafter And every night we’ll meet Into an always dream And every night we’ll meet
14.
Autopos 02:00

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Having recently relocated from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, The Herms add true grit and originality to the sun-fried, post-punk scene of Southern California. The Herms bring a frenetic, schizophrenic charm to the lo-fi reemergence.

The Herms’ new album, “Welcome All Tourists”, begins with ‘Parades’, a surfy ‘House of The Rising Sun’ set in the blood-soaked sands of sunny Los Angeles. Thus the journey begins as The Herms create a new world of weird scenes, characters & environmental altitudes/attitudes that dive into the altered dimensions of Son of Sam's master demon, General Jack of the Cosmos, with ‘General Jack’. From the anthemic ‘Ready/Set 94’, to the bipolar quiet/loud monster breaths in ‘Bezlo’, the bossa nova ‘Sounds Below’ evoking The Kinks & Arctic Monkeys, to the western expansion of 'Get On (part II)' conjuring themes of Westworld if it were set on Hollywood Blvd. Finally, the modular comedown of 'Autopos' rounds things out just right as the sun sets.

As John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees puts it: “No one sounds like The Herms. No one sounds like Matt Lutz.”

To add to the creative maelstrom, we will be releasing an iOS ’HERMS’ App with five original video games inspired by songs from the album. Each game, with the oddity of characters and storylines, is a unique visual representation to accompany the sounds from "Welcome All Tourists." Tracks include 'Bezlo' 'Get On (part II)', 'Chair and the Submarine' 'Nightcave' and 'Autopos'. Beat all five and the app unlocks a secret song.  Get your game on…Ready/Set ’94!!!”

-Avaiable on “Heart of the Sunrise” colored Vinyl , CD, digitally and the iOS "HERMS" App (coming soon)

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released April 1, 2016

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The Herms Los Angeles, California

Having recently relocated from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, The Herms add true grit and originality to the sun-fried, post- punk scene of Southern California. Born in the co-ops of Berkeley, nurtured in the streets of San Francisco, and finally finding residence on the East side of LA, The Herms bring a frenetic, schizophrenic charm to the lo-fi reemergence. ... more

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