Artist
Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone is a pop artist from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2003. 14 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pop · Brooklyn, New York · Best pop albums
- 14
- Releases
- 2005–2020
- Active years
- 2003
- Formed
Artist
Au Revoir Simone is a pop artist from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2003. 14 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pop · Brooklyn, New York · Best pop albums
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The Bird of Music
2007
Au Revoir Simone is an electronic dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in late 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard). The band's name comes from a line Pee-wee Herman says to a minor character (named Simone) in Tim Burton's 1985 film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Au Revoir Simone began in fall 2003 when Erika Forster and Annie Hart first became acquainted on a long train ride home to NYC from a weekend getaway with friends. Along the way they exchanged stories and ambitions, and discovered that they shared a common desire to form an all-keyboard band. When they returned to New York City, they began meeting regularly to play music. Heather D'Angelo started joining in at these informal bedroom band practices, which also included former member Sung Bin Park (keyboard/vocals). Soon after, they started playing shows around Manhattan and Brooklyn. In January 2005, Park left the band and the girls started anew as a trio. In 2006 they did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon, and toured the US, Canada and Europe with We Are Scientists. The following…
