HERE WE ARE

The Hermes Experiment’s debut album HERE WE ARE features works by Emily Hall, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Errollyn Wallen, Freya Waley-Cohen, Joel Rust, Oliver Leith, Anna Meredith, Josephine Stephenson and Giles Swayne.

The 10 best contemporary music albums of 2020 – The Guardian 

 Presto Classical Recordings of the Year Winners 2020

 Gramophone Editor’s Choice

Presto Classical Editor’s Choice

Apple Music 10 Classical Albums of the Month 

‘This British group have released a most enticing calling card, advertising the skills of individual musicians and the liveliness and variety of Britain’s composing scene’ ★★★★ The Times

‘Hermes are quite an act, boldly entertaining’ ★★★★★ The Scotsman

‘distinctive, witty, arresting songs (…) An imaginative first disc that mirrors our current musical landscape’  The Observer

‘witty and imaginative (…) joyous and heartbreaking’ – The Guardian

‘as delightful an encounter as the ensemble is in real life (…) so many delights on their album, you never know what’s going to happen – it’s great hearing such a variety of composers finding interesting ways of using this ensemble’s unique resources (…) a uniquely engaging ensemble’ – Andrew McGregor, Record Review, BBC Radio 3

‘buzzing with invention and shimmering with colour’ – Apple Music