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First Listen: Au Revoir Simone, 'Move In Spectrums'

Au Revoir Simone's new album, Move in Spectrums, comes out Sept. 24. Sebastian Kim/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Au Revoir Simone, 'Move In Spectrums'

Au Revoir Simone stands out because its members offset their lush keyboard melodies and faultless vocal harmonies with serrated melancholy. But the Brooklyn band also knows well enough to inject its songs with sass and snap.

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Au Revoir Simone: We're Not French

KEXP

In a session from KEXP, Au Revoir Simone's members set the record straight: Their band name is a Pee-Wee's Big Adventure reference. They are from Brooklyn, not France. With that out of the way, the all-keyboard trio performs sweet melodies from its self-released album.

Au Revoir Simone in Studio on KEXP 6/16/09

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