Dave Hause and The Mermaid
Dave
Wouter Otto Levenbach, known as Dave, is a Dutch Francophone singer who had a string of number one hits in France in the 1970s. A native of Amsterdam, he resides in Paris.
About This Event
Dave Hause had an epiphany rewatching Goodfellas. Theres that scene in the beginning where Henry Hill says, As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. The Philly-bred, California-based singer-songwriter always longed to be in a different kind of mob.
This record is my realization that, as far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be in a rock and roll band. This record is that rock and roll band distilled into 10 songs. This record is And The Mermaid.
And those 10 songs offer a welcome shock to the system, blending Hauses signature lyrical elan and gift for surging melodies with his keening vocals and some deliciously sharp musical elbows courtesy of the titular group.