Dead Famous People ‘Harry’ Press Reactions

★★★★½ The Vinyl District

★★★★½ Backseat Mafia

★★★★ AllMusic – Editor’s Choice

★★★½ Sydney Morning Herald

★★★½ Benzine

★★★½ Kronen Zeitung

★★★½ Written In Music

★★★★½ MPodia

★★★★★ Stavanger Aftenblad

Album of the week – SRF3, Sounds!

“Harpsichord-like keyboards, jangling guitar and chiming vocals locate it at the intersection of the ’80s Dunedin sound and the beguiling Scottish pop of Camera Obscura and Belle & Sebastian” Sydney Morning Herald

“Triumphant and Heartbreaking” Troy Ferguson, 95bFM

“Achieving the immediacy of early Beach Boys with some pretty harmonies to boot.. more often her songs have a bittersweetness about them and a heavenly pop melody adding poignancy to a lyric that’s as melancholy as it is romantic” RNZ, The Sampler

“Exceptionally catchy and emotionally vast” Under The Radar NZ

“One of those rare albums that is thoughtful, catchy, and a delight to listen to – a melodic treasure” NZ Musician

“Chiming guitars, an upbeat ethic and summershine tunes have rarely sounded so refreshing. Or, right now, as necessary.” Elsewhere, by Graham Reid

“Channelling the Brill Building pop of Carole King as well as the scruffy, giddy New Zealand pop/rock of Dead Famous People’s origins .. ‘Harry’ is an indie pop gem” AllMusic

“Songs thrive on the steadiness and smarts that come with experience, all while keeping a handle on the verve that made the old stuff such a treat.” The Vinyl District

“Compelling .. with the charm and the hooks of late-’70s Nick Lowe and swoons like prime Kirsty MacColl” Brooklyn Vegan

“Her songcraft – equal parts Brill Building and indie jangle – remains undimmed, while her spiky defiance has mellowed into songs of devotion, occasional lust and philosophy” Mojo

“Perfectly imperfect pop” Clash

“A blistering return (…) iconic and instantly recognisable” Backseat Mafia

“Magnificent” Daggerzine

“Her knack for perfect melody and succinct pop bite is now aligned with precise production” Freq

“Albummet lyder som Chills-sangen hun for 30 år siden var med og koret på; en «Heavenly pop hit»” Stavanger Aftenblad

“Gracieuse” Télérama

“Un retour inespéré (…) Les dix chansons d’Harry séduisent instantanément” Les Inrocks

“Frais et entraînant” POPnews

“Pop mélodique, entrainante (…) dix chansons à l’enchainement parfait, pop et belles” Muzzart

“Dons n’a rien sacrifié de la lumineuse légèreté de sa musique, tandis que son inspiration mélodique et l’efficacité de ses textes restent imparables.” Benzine

“C’est beau ! Délicat ! Et d’une grande sensibilité !” Voix De Garage

“Musique pop à la fois lumineuse et raffinée” Paskal Larsen

“10 pistes très pop, au mélodies contagieuses, sucrées, aux guitares chatoyantes, parfois hymniques, aux superbes harmonies vocales, et qui évoquent tour à tour les Chills, Big Star voire même les Hollies…” Musiczine

“10 kitschig-kraftvolle Jangle Rock Songs, die in eine grosse und längst vergangene Ära der Indie-Musik zurückversetzen.” SRF3, Sounds!

“Schön” Kronen Zeitung

“Zehn Indie-Pop-Perlen” Journal Frankfurt

“Charmante rammelpop” Gonzo Circus

“Harry blijft tot het eind een prima en genietbare plaat.” Written In Music

“Een verfrissend en aangenaam ongecompliceerd album dat erg goed in elkaar zit” MPodia

“Bijzonder aanstekelijke en heerlijk zonnige” De Krenten Uit De Pop

“Son deliciosos” La Cadena SER, Hoy por Hoy

“Insólito regreso al esplendor” Fernando Neira, Un Disco Al Dia

“Al pop que nunca tendrá fecha de caducidad” Muzikalia

“Cori stratosferici, chitarre jingle jangle scintillanti e melodie sublimi, tra esultanza e malinconia” Rockerilla

“Un disco che prende fin dal primo ascolto” Rootshighway