Musical Influences
According to the Web site of the band's European label, the group's musical influences could be "likened to a dutifully mined musical thrift store." Alongside the racks and railings of sometimes mismatched but wholly treasured records occupied by Modest Mouse, Stereolab, the Mountain Goats, Louis Prima, and Pavement, the likes of the Beach Boys, Björk, Broadcast, Belle & Sebastian, David Bowie, the Bee Gees, and Billie Holiday also take their place. Erika Forster harbors a love of German label Morr Music, specifically artists such as Guther, Lali Puna, and Ms. John Soda. Joe Jerome Newman from UK band FILMS lists Au Revoir Simone as being one hell of a heavy-weight influence on their JUMP-FOLK style. FILMS based the sound of Au Revoir Simone's haunting track 'Stay Golden' on their 2009 hit 'Matilda'. A very strong influence from early Philip Glass works can be appreciated in their sensual analogic keyboard sounds and arpegiations.
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