Au Revoir Simone – The Bird of Music

Brooklyn synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone are playing in Whelans this Wednesday in support of their second album The Bird of Music which is out now. Its a more assured and layered piece of work than last year’s Verses of Comfort, Assurance and Salvation but is a lot more melancholic than I was expecting. At times, the music sounds a bit too much like generic Casio-pop especially on “Dark Halls” “Night Majestic” with their cheesy lyrics but they get away with it because the melodies are so damn sweet. “Fallen Snow”, “Lucky One” and “A Violent and Flammable World” demonstrate the maturity of their sound from Verses..

Judging by the video I posted a while ago, it should be a fun gig.

MP3s

Au Revoir Simone – The Lucky One

[audio:https://nialler9.com/mp3/Au_Revoir_Simone_-_The_Lucky_One.mp3]

Au Revoir Simone – A Violent Yet Flammable World

[audio:https://nialler9.com/mp3/Au_Revoir_Simone_-_A_Violent_Yet_Flammable_World.mp3]

More:
Au Revoir Simone: Myspace | Official
Order The Bird of Music: Amazon | iTunes
Video for Fallen Snow

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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.