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

This is the third album from the Brooklyn all-girl trio playing lo-fi dreamy synth-pop. Their musical arsenal consists of three voices, three keyboards, and a drum machine.

"Still Life, Still Light, despite its inability to change tack, remains an absolutely intriguing prospect. It is a beautiful, haunting creature as a whole, and a poignant testament to the power of simplicity." — David Welsh, MusicOMH

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Au Revoir Simone is a bit of a one-note band, and their latest album, Still Night, Still Light, is a bit of a one-note album. But what a lovely note it is. The album may add little to the trio's trademark sound (three vintage Casios, what sounds like a very inexpensive drum machine, and endearingly sad, harmony-driven vocals), but Thom Monahan's production cloaks the whole affair in atmospheric fuzz that makes it a perfect late-night listen. And though it largely eschews the charming, straight-ahead pop songs that highlighted Au Revoir Simone's first two records, this is inarguably the band's most coherent, filler-free effort to date. Here their homogeneity is finally a strength, as Still Night (like St. Vincent's recent Actor) is a boldly effective, album-length mood piece for the post-album digital age. Jimmy Newlin, Slant Magazine

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Tracklist

01. Another Likely Story
02. Shadows
03. All or Nothing
04. Knight of Wands
05. The Last One
06. Trace a Line
07. Only You Can Make You Happy
08. Take Me As I Am
09. Anywhere You Looked
10. Organized Scenery
11. We Are Here
12. Tell Me