Up and coming Liverpool band Her’s members killed in car crash at end of US tour
- Northern English duo described themselves as an ‘international supersonic spectral wave Liverpool band’
Both members of the band Her’s from Liverpool have died in a car crash while touring the US, their label confirmed on Thursday evening.
Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading were on their way to a gig in Santa Ana, California, early on Wednesday morning when they were involved in a road accident.
The duo, who described themselves as an “international supersonic spectral wave Liverpool band” on their social media accounts, were killed with their tour manager, Trevor Engelbrektson.
Only days ago, the band were featured on the BBC Music Introducing programme.
Her’s were touring North America for the second time, having released their debut album Invitation to Her’s, and were playing 19 shows.
Last summer, Her’s were mentioned in The Guardian’s “one to watch” category, where Emily Mackay described the band as “a Liverpool duo who make free with the bossa nova heartbreak of Everything But the Girl (pre-Missing era), the spry jangle of early Aztec Camera and the wistful wryness of the Smiths’ Hatful of Hollow”.
