En concert le 22 novembre au Trianon dans le cadre du Black XS Festival
Au Revoir Simone present Move In Spectrums, their 4th full length LP, produced by Jorge Elbrecht from Violens . The album blends their distinctly magic chemistry of vintage synthesizers, drum samples and lovely voices in a clear, sharp-focus version of their signature sound, with their most evolved songs to date. The songs are an honest refraction of three lives weaving together in a thirst for life, sensation, truth and love.
Au Revoir Simone was formed in 2003 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as an informal keyboard-playing group at the apartment of founding member, Erika Forster. Along with three friends, Heather D'Angelo, Annie Hart, and Sung Bin Park (who left the band after their first release), the band worked on cover songs in the all-keyboard format. These reinterpreted songs became new, unique compositions and the experience transitioned seamlessly into writing their own material. Word about the group quickly spread among friends in the music scene and the group was invited to play their first concert in New York's West Village. Taking their name from a line in favorite childhood movie Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, the group made its public debut and many more local shows followed.
In 2004, after posting some demos online, Au Revoir Simone was signed by trend-making UK label, Moshi Moshi, and Rallye, a boutique indie Japanese label. The demos expanded into the band's first release, Verses Of Comfort, Assurance and Salvation which was self-released in the US on screen printed CD sleeves and hand delivered to indie record stores in New York. The band opened for The Slip and We Are Scientists and played their first overseas show at the prestigious Iceland Airwaves festival followed by UK and Japanese tours.
The success of these tours and placement in popular TV shows such as Grey's Anatomy increased the band's popularity in the US and worldwide. The band's 2006 follow-up album, The Bird Of Music, was accompanied by tours with Peter, Bjorn, and John, AIR, and headlining tours of Europe, Japan, and the USA. Features in Vogue, The Guardian, international music & fashion blogs and a strong helping hand from filmmaker and musician David Lynch propelled the band forward for their most successful album yet, Still Night, Still Light (2009).
The band took a break after touring for that album cycle but continued working and writing together. They collaborated on songs with AIR, Johnny Marr, and french pop star Etienne Daho. They starred in and composed the soundtrack for a film directed by Giada Colagrande for Miu Miu and sang in Brooklyn a capella art group Girl Crisis (Chairlift, Class Actress). D'Angelo completed a degree in biology from Columbia University. Forster released a successful solo EP under the moniker Erika Spring. Hart joined rock bands and toured with Uninhabitable Mansions and Pursesnatchers.
Throughout their 10 years of making music together, fueled by keyboards, sine waves and rhythmic pattern, the band has been captivated by the magic that comes with their collaboration.