In the record's second half, a contrary mood takes over-- Au Revoir Simone are still concerned with romance, but they shed their bubbly pep for a dark, cool menace. It's still sprightly but murkier and less obvious than the preceding tracks, the soundtrack to a crisis of faith. If the album's first half is imbued with a summery sense of hope and good cheer, it's starting to feel a bit threadbare by "The Winter Song", the way a sunny sky looks thin and provisional in winter.
By the time it peters out into the windblown barrenness that inaugurates "And Sleep Al Mar", it's as if seasonal affective disorder had taken over in earnest. The album feels bifurcated in a way that's not unsatisfying, but Au Revoir Simone is at their best when they manage to embody whimsy and realism within a single track on "Where You Go". For the most part, it's the usual volley of basic piano phrases and cascading synths; dreamy chirps of "where you go is where I want to be. Skip to content Search query All Results.
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