AU (band)

Luke Wyland, Portland, OR 2008

AU in its 2012 incarnation at the Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho

AU was a Portland, Oregon experimental pop group established by multi-instrumentalist Luke Wyland. Wyland started AU in 2005 while completing a degree at the Massachusetts College of Art. He later moved cross-country to Portland and established a base in its music community. Now a working live band, AU features an ever-changing roster of players, recently including Jonathan Sielaff (Parenthetical Girls, Nick Jaina) on guitar, clarinets and saw; and Dana Valatka (Mustaphamond) on drums. Contributors to AU's recordings included Mark Kaylor (Hamor of Hathor, CexFucx), Becky Dawson (Saw Whet, Ah Holly Fam’ly), and Sarah Winchester (A Weather).^[1]

Its self-titled debut album was praised by such media centers as Pitchfork and Stereogum, and was named #2 Portland Album of 2007 by The Portland Mercury, which said AU “manages to erase the high art/low art boundary between American contemporary classical music and American pop music, blending them into a simple, compelling, verse-chorus celebration... (and) is the rare band that can reinvent its songs live and still manage to match their recorded quality."^[2]

Wyland has recorded, produced and released 4 recordings as AU. AU - Au (2007).^[2] AU - Verbs (2008). AU - Versions (2009).^[3] AU - Both Lights (2012).^[4]^[5]^[6]

Discography[]

Albums

peaofthesea (2005) as "luc"
Au (2007)^[2]
Verbs (2008)
Versions (2009)^[3]
Both Lights (2012)^[4]^[5]^[6]

Singles

"RR vs. D" (2008)
"Solid Gold" (2012)

References[]

^ Phares, Heather. "Luke Wyland (Bio and overview)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Clarke, Cary (June 21, 2007). "Au". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "AU: Versions". Pitchfork. January 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Catling, Simon Jay (March 30, 2012). "AU - 'Both Lights' - His first true masterpiece". New Musical Express. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Longley, Martin (10 April 2012). "AU Both Lights Review". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Friedman, Kevin (March 2012). "Luke Wyland casts light on life, its struggles in 'Both Lights'". OregonLive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

External links[]

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[AMblights-1] Phares, Heather. "Luke Wyland (Bio and overview)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[PMAU-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Clarke, Cary (June 21, 2007). "Au". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[AUvers-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "AU: Versions". Pitchfork. January 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[AUblights-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Catling, Simon Jay (March 30, 2012). "AU - 'Both Lights' - His first true masterpiece". New Musical Express. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[BBCAUBLights-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Longley, Martin (10 April 2012). "AU Both Lights Review". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[OLblights-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Friedman, Kevin (March 2012). "Luke Wyland casts light on life, its struggles in 'Both Lights'". OregonLive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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