Au Revoir Simone - Verses of Comfort, Assurance and Salvation (Moshi Moshi) album review

Eight tracks of shimmering electro-pop succour from New York trio ARS, who may as well have been cultured in a test-tube specifically for All Tomorrow's Parties regulars with one too many Stereolab records and a weakness for lissom ladies who know more about keyboards than boys. 'Through The Backyard' and 'Hurricanes' stand out immediately; they’ll make better songs yet, no doubt.

Charlie Ivens

originally appeared in The Fly magazine, October 2005 issue