Annie Hart (musician)
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Background information | |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
Genres | Synth-pop |
Years active | 2003 | –present
Labels | Instant Records, Uninhabitable Mansions, Our Secret Record Company, EMI, Moshi Moshi |
Associated acts | Au Revoir Simone, Uninhabitable Mansions |
Website | www |
Annie Hart is a film composer, keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist. She primarily composes and performs in the band Au Revoir Simone.[1] In 2017, she released a solo album entitled Impossible Accomplice.[2] She has contributed vocals to other artists' projects and appeared on the 2017 series of Twin Peaks.[3] She has composed and performed the score of Banana Split (film) (2018) and, along with Jay Wadley, Olympic Dreams (film) (2020).
History[]
Hart was born on Long Island, New York, and is one of three founding members of synth-pop group Au Revoir Simone. She has been in other groups including Uninhabitable Mansions,[4] featuring members of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah,[5] and collaborated as a composer with French band Air for their soundtrack to Les Voyages Dans La Lune.[4] In 2017, she began releasing music under her own name apart from Au Revoir Simone[6] and embarked on a world tour.
She has appeared on screen along with the other members of Au Revoir Simone in Episodes 4[7] and 9[8] of the 2017 series of Twin Peaks. Her song "Hard To Be Still" appeared on episode one of the Netflix series Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts.[9]
Musical style[]
Hart's music is considered minimal synth-pop. New York's Bedford and Bowery describes it as "resonant, tender, and not too sweet".[10] She primarily composes on electric piano and vintage synthesizers.
Discography[]
with Au Revoir Simone[]
- 2005: Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation (Europe: Moshi Moshi Records, North America: Our Secret Record Company, Japan: Rallye Record Label)
- 2007: The Bird of Music (Europe: Moshi Moshi Records, North America: Our Secret Record Company, Japan: Rallye Record Label)
- 2009: Still Night, Still Light (North America: Our Secret Record Company)
- 2013: Move in Spectrums (Europe: Moshi Moshi Records, North America: Instant Records)
with Uninhabitable Mansions[]
- 2009: We Misplaced a Cobra in the Uninhabitable Mansion 7-inch single
- 2009: Nature is a Taker LP
with Jeffrey Lewis[]
- 2011: A Turn In The Dream Songs "Reaching" (Rough Trade)
with Air[]
- 2011: Le Voyage Dans La Lune "Who Am I Now?" (EMI)
Solo[]
- 2017: Impossible Accomplice (Instant Records)
- 2019: A Softer Offering
- 2021: Everything Pale Blue (Orindal Records)
References[]
- ^ "Group Dynamics". The New York Times > Magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Annie Hart Has Come to Grips With Being Happy". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ ""Twin Peaks" Revival to Star Trent Reznor, Sky Ferreira, Eddie Vedder, Sharon Van Etten, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Annie Hart". AllMusic.
- ^ "Pitchfork – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Take Break, Not Breaking Up".
- ^ "Gold Flake Paint – New Music: Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone goes it alone on the wonderful "Hard To Be Still"". 5 June 2017.
- ^ Murray, Noel (2017-05-26). "'Twin Peaks' Season 3, Episodes 3–4 Recap: Falling in Space". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ Ivie, Devon. "Your Guide to All of the Bands in Twin Peaks". Vulture. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Music from Gypsy S1E01". Tunefind. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Annie Hart Enjoys Making Her Listeners Burst into Tears (in a Good Way)".
- Living people
- American women singer-songwriters
- People from Long Island
- American women in electronic music
- 21st-century American keyboardists
- American singer-songwriters
- 21st-century American women