David James Herbert

"Potential to break into the big time...heavy with spirit, emotion and sadness."
- Billboard Magazine

“David knows how to make people stop in there tracks and listen. With his wonderful lyrics and fantastic music this guy is going to go far."
- Music News Scotland

“This is nothing like the archetypal singer/songwriters who follow the same formula and bore everyone to tears (yes, I'm looking at you Blunt!) This is a remarkable album for someone of Herbert’s age both in the quality and depth of songwriting but also in the quality of the production work too. Freddie Mercury once said about success Talent will out I only hope that this is the case for David James Herbert because he has the vast talent, now he just needs to be heard by the wider public. Surely, anyone who hears this album can’t help but be astonished and hooked in" - Heathen Angel

"A mini-epic, full of electronic and emotional tension"
- Drowned In Sound

"A talented young character on the scene. The sometimes complex arrangements on Turn Up The Silence suggest he could do wonders with a larger studio and budget, but the intimacy of his best songs always shines through regardless. Instead of compelling you to Turn Up Your Silence, I would urge you to listen closely when more of this comes along"
- 8/10 Whisperin’ And Hollerin’

" A superior body of work...If this is the kind of thing you’re into, you’ll struggle to find a better example"
- High Voltage

Abbey Road Studios (2006)

"Looks -and sounds- every inch the troubadour. One to watch!"
- ****Daily Record

"Can grind out a song as though he's been a hobo trailing the Mississippi Delta for 20 years!" (Live)
- ****Edinburgh Evening News

"Confident and charismatic"
- ****Noise Magazine

David James Herbert is one to watch following an unbelievable couple of years… Winning a national unsigned competition by public vote, supporting Corinne Bailey Rae in Scotland and getting hunted down by Billboard for an interview after they spotted his talent were just some of his achievements.

DJH has also had tracks Mothers Love and Since This Morning played on a number of radio stations such as Clyde 1, Forth 1, Northsound 1, Radio Borders, Tay FM, MFR, and West FM. It’s a long way in a short space of time. It all started in 2004 when David James Herbert took to the stage for the first time at Whistle Binkies in Edinburgh for a local open-mic night. Within weeks he was headlining the Out Front showcase for local songwriters at the prestigious Roxy Art House and picking up his first local and national reviews in the process.

Since moving to London, David has been busy playing a number of high profile venues like The Barfly & The Rock Garden with his new band Harlequin, and recording with Robbie Nelson (Jarvis Cocker, Delays) and Simon Willey (Brian Ferry, Orson). Picking up rave reviews from both local and national press in the UK, he is fast cementing his reputation as…
“ a Troubadour with a future” - (Daily Record)

If David wasn’t busy enough, 2007 also saw the creation of his own label One Three Five Records whose first release was Born Again Hooligan.

Press Release

The Life & Times Of The Man With No Name is finally released on 20th April 2009 through Hard Graft Records...

"With a lead track that sounds like many of the best of Gomez's finest moments and the rest like a young Verve who've just discovered they've got straight A+s on GCSE day and play some happy songs to celebrate! Sexy, atmospheric and rocking with the best of them."

"David James Herbert's songs are big in many ways. His voice is direct and unmissable, his well-hewn tunes are quick to lodge in your mind and then there's that undeniably celtic sense of scale that defines a track like Icebergs. But Herbert is no straightforward heartfelt troubadour. Coffee In St Pauls is a delicately crafted ballad for the small hours,
The Life and Times Of The Man With No Name is the kind of rockabilly polka that Sons and Daughters might have written, Born Again Hooligan is driven like an in-form Oasis belter and She Is On My Mind is a miniature lament that layers jagged electric guitars over folk guitar and piano. A big sound that doesn't deny subtlety or scrimp on the detail"

CD's are available from ROUGH TRADE RECORDS at the link below.

Check out David’s MySpace site below for gig information and regular blogs.

Check out: www.davidjamesherbert.com / www.myspace.com/davidjamesherbert

Some tracks below (please click on the play symbol):

Music to Purchase:

• The Life and Times Of The Man With No Name

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David James Herbert