Au Revoir Simone - Still Night, Still Light (2009)

In 2007, Brooklyn's Au Revoir Simone seemed to be everywhere
The trio of Heather D'Angelo, Erika Forster and Annie Hart had
just put out The Bird Of Music to wide critical acclaim
D'Angelo guested on the also critically acclaimed Boggs album
Forts and they found themselves playing shows with the likes
of Air and Peter, Bjorn and John. But aside from a remix
album, the trio has been relatively quiet on the recording
side of things until now

Produced by Thom Monahan (Vetiver, Little Joy), and recorded
in various studios between Brooklyn, NY, and Los Angeles, CA
the result is their third album, entitled Still Night, Still
Light, released on their own label, Our Secret Record Company
on May 19. Au Revoir Simone will be playing this year's SXSW
with a Still Night, Still Light supporting tour throughout
America to follow this spring

From the press release: Although featuring songs written by
all three ladies, the album has a tremendous thematic
cohesion, as if composed by a singular voice. The collection
of twelve songs sees our three keyboard-wielding heroines
creating something that could only be called elemental . Gone
are the bells and whistles of The Bird of Music, and in their
place is a stark closeness, as if hearing a secret from
someone you love for the first time. It's a record that
details reflection, seeking, questioning and losing one's
place on the page while looking for the right way home. It has
some of the band's most quiet moments (see the glacial grace
of The Last One ) while also containing some of their most
raucous (see the dizzying exuberance of 'Anywhere You
Looked'). Indeed, Still Night, Still Light is the band at
their most exposed, relying mainly on their keyboards, drum
machine, and effortless voices to create a folk record without
folk instruments, humming with resilience and wonder.

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