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Mojo 4**** Dec 2020 funny and inventive unassuming gem.

Uncut 8/10 Dec 2020 wry, yet heartfelt and admirably understated country-folk songs.

Record Collector 4**** Nov 2020 a tangy, tender and true missive from a beloved alt/indie outsider.

Guest starring Caitlin Rose Quarantined in the sleepy San Pedro neighborhood of Vinegar Hill, on the same harbor-adjacent street where Charles Bukowski lived out his final years, David- Ivar Herman Dune, visual artist and founding anchor of French antifolk stalwarts Herman Dune, turned those Covid-induced anxieties inward and emerged from his home studio with the new full-length LP Notes From Vinegar Hill. Theres something for everyone on this record folksy rockers, Bakersfield twang, Big Pink-style Americana, 70s AM Gold, and rough-hewn Cold Turkey guitar stomps. The songs speak of the suffocating claustrophobia of isolation and fear, the anguish of being an immigrant in a country where policies harden by the moment, but also of the beauty of California, the ocean, and a quiet life with three black cats that turned the heart of a Scorpio toward felines. This album is dedicated to David Berman.

Personnel: David Ivar: Voice, Piano, Guitars, Upright Bass, Drums, Percussions, Harmonica Caitlin Rose: Vocals and Duet on Vinegar Hill Mayon: Vocals Spencer Cullum III: Pedal Steel Jon Natchez: Horns on Say You Love Me Too