- Band Name: Au Revoir Simone
- Record Label: Moshi Moshi Records
- Release Date: Sep 24, 2013
- Summary: The first release in four years for the Brooklyn synth-pop trio was produced by the Violens' Jorge Elbrecht.
- Record Label: Moshi Moshi Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Indie Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Sep 24, 201380While the approach feels more varied, more sonic, more introspective and imaginative, those familiar with Au Revoir Simone’s sound will have no trouble diving in.
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Sep 25, 201380Like everyone from Young Marbles Giants to Stereolab, less is always more with ARS, making every choice more deliberate and powerful. [No. 102, p.52]
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Sep 26, 201380As with every Au Revoir Simone record, it's so easy to sling your headphones on and find yourself swept up in the music.
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Sep 27, 201373Dramatic and driving, it never quite escapes the upper atmosphere, though thick loopy synth shapes provide an ample climax, showing how this band can go bigger without forsaking its cloistered center.
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Oct 1, 201370Not until "Hand Over Hand" does the band let lazier atmospherics trump their talent for catchy songcraft, with the song never quite building to anything resembling the memorable melodies of the album's highlights.
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Sep 23, 201370Move In Spectrums is a very good record but it’s not a great one. The reason for this is quite simple: the album is lacking the one absolute killer track that would elevate the album to a higher status.
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Sep 23, 201360Move in Spectrums is a deeply controlled sea of melancholic ambience, loaded front-heavy with infinitely more engaging moments than its murkier second half.