Au Revoir Simone

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Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York
Genre(s)	Electronica, Indie pop
Years active	2003–present
Members
Erika Forster Annie Hart Heather D'Angelo

Au Revoir Simone is an indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York that formed in late 2003. The group consists of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard). Forster and Hart became friends while traveling by train from Vermont to New York.

The threesome played at both the Treasure Island Music Festival and the Monolith Festival in September 2007.

[edit] Discography

Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation (Europe:Moshi Moshi Records, North America: Our Secret Record Company, Japan: Rallye Record Label, 2005)
The Bird of Music (Europe: Moshi Moshi Records, 2007; North America: Our Secret Record Company, 2007; Japan: Rallye Record Label, 2007)

[edit] Trivia

The band's name comes from a line Pee-Wee Herman says to a minor character (named Simone) in Tim Burton's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
Their songs "Through the Backyards" and "Back in Time" from their album "Verses of Comfort, Assurance and Salvation" were used in Grey's Anatomy.
Their song "Stay Golden" was used in the 2007 film Anna M. by Michel Spinosa.[1] and in the trailer for Justin Theroux's Dedication (2007), starring Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, and Tom Wilkinson [2].
They performed "Stay Golden", "Sad Song" and "Dark Halls" live at Robert Normand's fashion show in Paris for Fall/Winter 2007.
Erika Forster's father is Nick Forster of Hot Rize
In 2007 Au Revoir Simone contributed a t-shirt design to the Yellow Bird Project to raise money for Transportation Alternatives
In 2007, Au Revoir Simone was featured in the Shinichi Osawa song "Star Guitar" from his album, The One
Their song "Sad Song" is often used on Real Madrid TV
Their song "Sad Song" was also used in the German movie "Keinohrhasen" by Til Schweiger