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== History ==
== History ==
Annie Hart was born on Long Island, New York, and is one of three founding members of synth-pop pioneers [[Au Revoir Simone]]. She has been in other groups including Uninhabitable Mansions,<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/annie-hart-mn0001519694|title=Annie Hart|website=AllMusic}}</ref> featuring members of [[Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/34425-clap-your-hands-say-yeah-take-break-not-breaking-up/|title=Pitchfork – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Take Break, Not Breaking Up}}</ref> and collaborated as a composer with French band [[Air (band)|Air]] for their soundtrack to ''Les Voyages Dans La Lune''.<ref name="allmusic.com" /> In 2017, she began releasing music under her own name apart from [[Au Revoir Simone]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/annie-hart-hard-to-be-still/|title=Gold Flake Paint – New Music: Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone goes it alone on the wonderful "Hard To Be Still"|date=5 June 2017}}</ref> and embarked on a world tour.
Annie 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,<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/annie-hart-mn0001519694|title=Annie Hart|website=AllMusic}}</ref> featuring members of [[Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/34425-clap-your-hands-say-yeah-take-break-not-breaking-up/|title=Pitchfork – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Take Break, Not Breaking Up}}</ref> and collaborated as a composer with French band [[Air (band)|Air]] for their soundtrack to ''Les Voyages Dans La Lune''.<ref name="allmusic.com" /> In 2017, she began releasing music under her own name apart from [[Au Revoir Simone]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/annie-hart-hard-to-be-still/|title=Gold Flake Paint – New Music: Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone goes it alone on the wonderful "Hard To Be Still"|date=5 June 2017}}</ref> and embarked on a world tour.


She has appeared on screen along with the other members of Au Revoir Simone in Episodes 4<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/arts/television/twin-peaks-season-3-episodes-3-4-recap.html|title=‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episodes 3-4 Recap: Falling in Space|last=Murray|first=Noel|date=2017-05-26|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-21|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and 9<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/twin-peaks-band-guide.html|title=Your Guide to All of the Bands in Twin Peaks|last=Ivie|first=Devon|work=Vulture|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> of the 2017 series of [[Twin Peaks (2017 TV series)|Twin Peaks]]. Her song, "Hard To Be Still," appeared on episode one of the Netflix series, Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/gypsy/season-1/49563|title=Music from Gypsy S1E01|website=Tunefind|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
She has appeared on screen along with the other members of Au Revoir Simone in Episodes 4<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/arts/television/twin-peaks-season-3-episodes-3-4-recap.html|title='Twin Peaks' Season 3, Episodes 3–4 Recap: Falling in Space|last=Murray|first=Noel|date=2017-05-26|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-21|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and 9<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/twin-peaks-band-guide.html|title=Your Guide to All of the Bands in Twin Peaks|last=Ivie|first=Devon|work=Vulture|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> of the 2017 series of [[Twin Peaks (2017 TV series)|Twin Peaks]]. Her song, "Hard To Be Still", appeared on episode one of the Netflix series, ''Gypsy'', starring Naomi Watts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/gypsy/season-1/49563|title=Music from Gypsy S1E01|website=Tunefind|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>


== Musical style ==
== Musical style ==

Revision as of 22:17, 17 May 2020

Annie Hart
Annie Hart performing live at Le Poisson Rouge in 2016
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York
GenresSynth-pop
Years active2003 (2003)–present
LabelsInstant Records, Uninhabitable Mansions, Our Secret Record Company, EMI, Moshi Moshi
Websitewww.anniehart.nyc

Annie Hart is a 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]

History

Annie 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

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

Solo

  • 2017: Impossible Accomplice (Instant Records)
  • 2019 : A Softer Offering

References

  1. ^ "Group Dynamics". The New York Times > Magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ "Annie Hart Has Come to Grips With Being Happy". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  3. ^ ""Twin Peaks" Revival to Star Trent Reznor, Sky Ferreira, Eddie Vedder, Sharon Van Etten, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. ^ a b "Annie Hart". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Pitchfork – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Take Break, Not Breaking Up".
  6. ^ "Gold Flake Paint – New Music: Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone goes it alone on the wonderful "Hard To Be Still"". 5 June 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Ivie, Devon. "Your Guide to All of the Bands in Twin Peaks". Vulture. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  9. ^ "Music from Gypsy S1E01". Tunefind. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  10. ^ "Annie Hart Enjoys Making Her Listeners Burst into Tears (in a Good Way)".
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