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[MP3] Hero and Leander: “Una”
Hero and Leander are five guys and one special lady out of Liverpool, Essex, and Reading, fusing energetic pop with darker overtones for a scintillating sound. Three-part harmonies dominate the landscape on “Una,” the first single off their debut E.P. to be released this summer. It’s one lively listen. - knox road
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Hero & Leander – Live review.
Posted on November 22, 2010 by dublo 0
I was lucky enough to catch the truly wonderful Hero & Leander when they played The Enterprise in Camden last Friday.
I’ve mentioned this fantastic six-piece on these pages before, but they certainly warrant another mention, because this is a band you really do have to catch live.
Hero & Leander have a palpable enthusiasm for what they do. They simply seem to genuinely enjoy themselves up on stage and this sense of uninhibited playfulness is utterly infectious. You really can’t help but smile when watching and listening to them play.
Singer Gary Cansell blurs the line between the band and the audience.
Hero & Leander have that rare quality of a band where everything just gels. There’s no pretension, no oneupmanship. This band is comprised of talented musicians who are all there to support one another and simply make the best music they can.
And it is great music. Their songs have a carefree, exuberant quality that lifts you up and carries you along and hearing them live, their songs take on an extra dimension. Every element just works, from the beautiful harmonies of the two vocalists, to the imaginative percussion and time signatures, the meandering bass, the guitar lines and keyboard melodies.
Do yourself a favour and catch these guys while you still can see them in an intimate venue, because they won’t be playing small rooms for very long.
Dublo.
http://www.myspace.com/heroandleanderuk
Photo credit: Catherine Williams. - Double o'nothing
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Hero and Leander deliver their unique sound of instantly joyous pop and infectious indie riffs.
With a sound that is at once both epic and intimate, with layered girl/boy vocals, the band atttact comparisons to contempories such as The XX and Arcade Fire. Lyrically they offer a playful and touching take on unrequited love, jaded world views, and sexual temptation.
The intrepid six-piece began the writing together in London and Chelmsford at the beginning of 2010 and have been gigging ever since.
The band's live show is a dynamic display of style and influence, remincisent of bands such as Broken Scene or Death Cab for Cutie; their fiery post-grunge sound is softened with seductive melodies and lush piano to melt the stoniest of hearts!
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