HÉR Stream Debut Album Monochrome

Formed in Gdańsk, northern Poland, HÉR present Monochrome, their debut full-length album for Season of Mist, now streaming in its entirety on the label’s official YouTube channel.

Rooted in Old Norse wisdom poetry and shaped by a collective sense of ritual, the record invites listeners to step into a space of presence and communion, where music functions as both invocation and reflection.

Monochrome unfolds across seven compositions that balance restraint and intensity. Throat singing, bowed strings, percussion, and subtle electronics intertwine to form a sound that feels both ancient and immediate. Experienced as a continuous listening journey, the album opens with the meditative expanse of “Chant,” before moving through the patience and introspection of “Patience in Observation,” the grounded momentum of “Going Down,” and the fervent, almost hymn-like force of “Praise the Day.”

Recorded at Monochrom Studio with producer Ignacy Gruszecki and mixed and mastered by Marcin Bors at Fonoplastykon, Monochrome prioritizes clarity and physical presence. Guest vocals from Magdalena Kuraś “Freya” add a contrasting timbre, while artwork by Mary Zaleska mirrors the album’s elemental atmosphere. Drawing from both Slavic melodic traditions and Scandinavian sonic landscapes, the album explores enduring dualities of fire and frost, calm and force, individuality and collective experience.