Annie Hart is an American film singer-songwriter and composer. She primarily composes and performs in the band

Au Revoir Simone Au Revoir Simone is an American indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard/bass) and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard ...

. In 2017, she released a solo album entitled ''Impossible Accomplice''. She has contributed vocals to other artists' projects and appeared on the 2017 series of ''Twin Peaks''. She has composed and performed the score of ''

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'' (2018) and, along with Jay Wadley, '' Olympic Dreams'' (2020). She rose to fame as part of synthesizer trio

and their collaborations with

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, Air, and many others. Her speciality is composing and recording synthesizers in a warm, natural way that emphasizes a rough-around-the-edge humanity.

History

Hart was born on Long Island, New York, and is one of three founding members of synth-pop group

. She has been in other groups including Uninhabitable Mansions, featuring members of

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, and collaborated as a composer with French band

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for their soundtrack to ''Les Voyages Dans La Lune''. In 2017, she began releasing music under her own name apart from

and embarked on a world tour. She has appeared on screen along with the other members of Au Revoir Simone in Episodes 4 and 9 of the 2017 series of ''

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''. Her song "Hard To Be Still" appeared on episode one of the Netflix series ''

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'', starring

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Musical style

Hart's music is considered minimal synth-pop, which ''

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'' magazine's Bedford and Bowery describes as "resonant, tender, and not too sweet". She primarily composes on electric piano and vintage synthesizers.

Discography

with Au Revoir Simone

* 2005: ''

Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation ''Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation'' is the debut studio album of American indie pop band Au Revoir Simone. It was originally released on March 23, 2005, on the trio's own Our Secret Record Company label; it was subsequently issued in E ...

'' (Europe:

Moshi Moshi Records Moshi Moshi Records is a small London-based record label founded in 1998 by Adrian Pike, Michael McClatchey and Stephen Bass. The label has released music by bands including Lykke Li, Fimber Bravo, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Late of the Pier, H ...

, North America: Our Secret Record Company, Japan: Rallye Record Label) * 2007: ''

The Bird of Music ''The Bird of Music'' is the second studio album by American indie pop band Au Revoir Simone Au Revoir Simone is an American indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocal ...

'' (Europe: Moshi Moshi Records, North America: Our Secret Record Company, Japan: Rallye Record Label) * 2009: ''

Still Night, Still Light ''Still Night, Still Light'' is the third studio album by American indie pop band Au Revoir Simone. It was released on Moshi Moshi Records and Our Secret Record Company on May 19, 2009. The album was produced by Thom Monahan. The remix album, t ...

'' (North America: Our Secret Record Company) * 2013: ''

Move in Spectrums ''Move in Spectrums'' is the fourth studio album by American indie pop band Au Revoir Simone. It was released on September 24, 2013 by Moshi Moshi Records and Instant Records. The remix album, titled ''Spectrums'', was released in 2014. Critica ...

'' (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" (

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)

with Air

* 2011: ''

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'' "Who Am I Now?" (

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)

Solo

* 2017: ''Impossible Accomplice'' (Instant Records) * 2019: ''A Softer Offering'' * 2021: ''Everything Pale Blue'' (Orindal Records) * 2023: ''The Weight of A Wave''

References

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