Well, it's only been a few weeks, but readers must know by now that I buy a lot of albums made by pretty girls. But honestly, I didn't know how utterly gorgeous are the young women behind Au Revoir Simone until after I bought their debut album, Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation. I merely thought the name had a lovely sound to it and besides, the CD was on sale at Other Music for only 6 bucks.
Well, I'm glad I took the risk. This Brooklyn-based 3-piece play a sweet casio-pop reminiscent of early Stereolab, Ladytron and Juana Molina. They never really stray far beyond 'nice and mellow', but here and there, they do exhibit some of the inventiveness and complexity of a world-class band like Fiery Furnaces. Certainly, a band to keep on the radar.
Some music samples:
"Back In Time"
"Through The Backyards"
In NYC catch them live before they go on tour in Japan:
Friday, October 14th at Pianos, 158 Stanton Street
Saturday, October 15th at North 6th, 66 North Sixth Street, Willamsburg
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