Savoir Adore were spawned at NYU back in January 2006. Now creators Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro are about to release their long awaited debut LP ‘In The Wooded Forest’ after single releases ‘Bodies’ (video below) and latest single ‘We Talk Like Machines’. After a quite a while of courting Savoir Adore’s luscious loungy pop soundscapes, we managed to grab a few minutes with the band on the Shout4Music sofa.
Hello Savoir Adore. How are you all today?
We are all equally wonderful!
Each band member accompanied by their instrument and their current hairstyle please…
Deidre Muro – keyboards + lead vocals – Wavy Elf
Paul Hammer – guitar + vocals – Frizzy Puff
Tim McCoy – drums + vocals – Justin Bieber Lego Fop
Describe your bands sound in four words...
Sparkly, Imaginative, Beautiful and Bumpy!
A fact about the band that you feel it’s imperative we know…
Levon Helm is one hell of a drummer.
Tell us a lie about the band that you wish were true…
We only eat fruits and vegetables when on tour.
How was your SXSW experience this year?
Fun. Crazy. Exhausting. This was our first year as a showcasing band so it was very exciting, and our schedule was packed. We also got to see a lot of great bands – The Middle East, Tigercity, Dappled Cities, Body Language and Dawes. The Third Man Records pop-up store was also awesome. Hopefully we’ll get to do it all again next year!
The album that everyone should know about that was released last year?
Phoenix – ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’
Bowery Ballroom or Music Hall of Williamsburg?
Can’t do it, both so good!!!
Pianos or the Cake Shop?
Cake Shop!!!
And finally, what can we expect from Savoir Adore in the coming six months?
We’re currently in the middle of our European Tour. Releasing ‘In The Wooded Forest’ worldwide August 16. New music and more shows in the fall!
Here’s the video for their first single ‘Bodies’;
This sharp-edged second single from Brooklyn based Savoir Adore conjures up images of supernatural sentiment and futuristic dreariness whilst preserving the tasty texture of this indie track. Brought together ‘by accident’, Deidre Muro and Paul Hammer create a sound born to be on a film with their newest release, ‘We Talk Like Machines’. The freely-played guitar is a powerful contrast to the tightly produced drum beats which appear electronic, meaning that it’s not just their voices that sound like machines. There is an overwhelming sense of mysticism throughout, supplied in part by Muro’s light quirky voice, and supported by the band’s use of strikingly unconventional lyrics, epitomised perfectly with the rhyming of ‘machines’ with ‘seems’. These outside of the box verses are made to work thanks to the shimmering voices of both Muro and Hammer. The track never takes off onto a second level as the background instruments seem to prophesise but this is for the best as the chilled out vibe that makes this song work is maintained. Released by the same label that helped launch MGMT, ‘We Talk Like Machines’ has all the makings of a huge cult hit.
Savoir Adore have come along way since their accidental beginnings of early 2006. Starting out in Paul Hammer’s Upstate New York studio, the duo experimented, laid down an EP, amassed a strong folly of fans, soaked up the support and rinsed out some sounds bringing us to the release of their debut single ‘Bodies’. Their self proclaimed influence being that of imagination is evident through-out this track. The melodious synths and punchy bass lines encompass a sound reminiscent of bands such as the XX and St Vincent. This is a funky and slick number cleverly structured with subtle and obvious instrumental interchanges, soothing intertwining vocals, altogether grounded with a tribal drum beat. With an enchanting flow that rises and falls like a sound wave plotted onto graph paper Bodies is catchy and pleasing throughout. Hammer’s counter-part Deidre Muro was right; having a new collaboration, a diverse selection of instruments and time to experiment has bequeathed a pop-dynamic force and a togetherness that’ll be hard to break. They may have begun as a mistake, but the spontaneity within this group has certainly sprinkled spice into this first release.
