Edinburgh’s Vive La Rose – aka David Luximon-Herbert may not be making groundbreaking music, but that doesn’t mean his latest album ‘For She Who Hangs The Moon’ isn’t a work of art. This LP is a beautifully crafted piece of musicianship from the first note and we wouldn’t be surprised if we heard it in a Richard Curtis film in the near future.
Opening track ‘Night Terrors’ is a wonderfully poignant piece of piano-led work, allowing David’s distinctively husky tone to take centre stage. Its the perfect contrast to the upbeat ‘Rio Grande’ that follows, an intimate tale of a couple who crave to go off and see the world, but feel tied to their home life.
As we make our way through the album it becomes undeniably clear that this album is oozing emotion and poignancy. Cinematic soundscapes soar effortlessly throughout, whilst the incredible layers of musicianship tell an poignant story. Title track ‘For She Who Hangs The Move’ begins with a spine-tingling Spanish intro alongside David’s trademark husk, creating an amazingly moving moment. An impressive electric guitar solo comes in at the end, giving the track more of a classic rock edge, once again showing David’s diversity as an artist.
This is an album that cannot be pigeonholed. ‘For She Who Hangs The Moon’ combines elements of folk, blues, americana and rock to create a sounds that is entirely David’s own. As we mentioned initially, its not hard to imagine a number of these songs on a movie soundtrack. The emotive intensity is oozing out of each track, whether that is happy, sad, excited or angry, the songs cover all basis and for that, David should be particularly proud.
‘For She Who Hangs The Moon’ is out now.