herMajesty meets Phil Spector's Wall of Sound.

Wish

Discrete moments in time and space inspire the gaze of JP, lead singer of the NYC indie rock band, herMajesty. “Crystals,” the band’s new single slated for release on July 30th, 2014, is a tender glance into the inner world of its central character. Its generous, passionate and magical spirit is conveyed through the imagery of the lyrics, seductive keyboard lines, lush orchestral arrangements and exotic male and female vocals. Complementing the hypnotic aesthetic of the song is the psychedelic guitar work of Jody Porter from Fountains of Wayne.


Crystals

Ambient indie rockers herMajesty release new single, "Days Turn to Nights", February 4th.

“Days Turn to Nights,” follows the bands' summer release “Crystals.”  Both songs deal with love, loss, life, decay, hope and hopelessness. Coupled with beautifully haunting lyrics, spacey keyboard lines, intoxicating guitar riffs and the hypnotic interplay of male and female vocals, the band will explore these experiences further with a photo series and video for “Days Turn to Nights”. 

Since coming together in NYC several years ago, herMajesty has released a succession of memorable thought-provoking and lush recordings.  They’ve shared the stage with acts like The B-52s, Tom Tom Club, Boxer Rebellion and Say Hi to Your Mom, and received airplay on tastemaker stations like KEXP FM in Seattle and WFUV FM in NYC.

herMajesty consists of JP (vocals, rhythm guitars, programming), David Leatherwood (guitars, backup vocals), Joan Chew (bass, backup vocals), and Konrad Meissner (drums, percussion).  Keyboards on “Crystals” and “Days Turn to Nights” were handled by Dayle Raymond Jellyman.


Days Turn To Nights

Fashion Trance

On herMajesty's new single, “My Body Your Mind”, from the upcoming E.P by the same title, herMajesty incorporates the use of the oud, an instrument commonly used in Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Jewish music, bouzouki and Middle Eastern percussion to amplify the immigrant son’s blues. The tonal qualities of the oud and bouzouki flow in and out of the dramatic backdrop of this indie glam ethereal pop song to deliver a sound that is mysterious and eclectic. At once, specific and ambiguous, explicit and implicit, the themes of survival, loss, memory and desire resonate in the aching melody that captures the universal and timeless wish to be loved despite the damage done. 


My Body Your Mind

"Dancing Barefoot", herMajesty's new single, is a reinterpration of the Patti Smith song that was originally released in 1979. With its incandescent groove, ecstatic shaman call and ephemeral multi-layered vocals, herMajesty's version reimagines the original as a paean to oceanic love, merger, and ceremony of life in the shadows of death. Recorded and mixed in Rochester and Brooklyn over the course of herMajesty's early 2016 Northeast coast tour.

"Spirits" Cover artwork by Linda Moses.

Dancing Barefoot

herMajesty's new single, "I Saw the Dog," releasing on vinyl through Midday Records on November 2nd and digital stores on November 8, 2017 features Chris McQueen (lead guitar) and Henry Hey (keys), both musicians in Bowie’s play, Lazarus, and his recording ensemble on The Next Day. It is produced by Grammy-winner Nic Hard who also produced herMajesty’s 2011 single, “The Stranger”, and their two E.P’s “Images from the Vanishing Night” and “My Body Your Mind.”

Lead singer JP uses a cut-up approach in the song’s lyrics to convey the common thread between authoritarian relationships and the exploitative nature of political systems that champion one-line sound bites in the age of the internet. Channeling Frank Sinatra and Lemmy Kilmister, JP delivers an intense and sardonic vocal performance that magnifies the song’s concerns.

I Saw the Dog

I Sawn the Dog

I Saw The Dog

Mariana (I'll Find You)

WEIGHTLESS

Let the colors and the scent
Settle on your skin
When you can’t breathe
When you can’t breathe.
Let the yellow lilac and
The brooding rose,
Pull you in,
This violet dream.

Pull you in,
Pull me in.

Let your soul
Take flight away from here
And flow into the sound
Away from here.
Diving for pearls
While gasping for air
In this blind, desperate,
Nothingness. 



Pull me in, 
Pull you in 

Weightless 
You know we are weightless
Above these concrete walls,
You know we are weightless.

Breathe with me
Unitl the tidal wave subsides
And we can be
Skeletal free.

The icy clothe my love,
The mourning chimes,
The fading sun,
We fall into its depth.

Weightless 
You know we are weightless
Above these concrete walls,
You know we are weightless
Weightless – we are weightless
 
herMajesty:
JP (vocals, guitars, keyboards)
David Leatherwood (guitars)
Joan (bass)
Konrad (drums)

with:
Vaggelis Tountas: violin
Giorgos Pahis: Bouzouki, baglamas
Dayle Raymond Jellyman: keyboards

Recorded in : Rochester, Cleveland, Wellington, Athens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and mixed in Berlin over the course of one year.

Lyrics and music: JP
Producer: JP
herMajesty, 2018

Mixed by Giovanni Nicoletta
Cover Photo: James Lastowski

herMajesty

Weightless

Poetic, weighted lyrics paint alluring, sometimes dark stories against multi-layered guitars and keyboards, a flirty bass, and invitingly dance-able drums that result in songs that haunt, soar and envelop the audience in intimate soundscapes. Frontman JP (vox, samples, guitars), along with bandmates David Leatherwood (bass, lead guitars), Joan Chew (bass), and Konrad Meissner (drums), are often backed by a host of talented guest musicians--like Fountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter, who added an extra touch of psychedelia to two mesmerizing tracks; "Crystals" and "Days Turn To Nights" on their 2016 E.P. "MY Body Your Mind." Their live shows are marked by JP’s intense, emotion driven performance. 

herMajesty released their version of Patti Smith’s “Dancing Barefoot” on 4/14/16.


"You may have heard ambient rock group herMajesty's on KEXP in Seattle and WFUV in NYC. If not, the NYC-based band will hook you with their haunting lyrics and vocals, as well as pulsating guitar riffs and keyboard lines."
Indie Shuffle

"herMajesty immerses themselves into each song fully, which in turn creates a dynamic sound highlighted by sizzling guitar work and J.P’s distinct vocals. Add in the perfectly timed keyboards, bass and percussion and it becomes a monster sound which can fill any room, small or large."
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