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’;
Synthy Parisian hipsters Fortune’s are the musical vehicle of multi-instrumentalist Lionel Pierres and with former members of Phoenix and Tepr in their ranks, Fortune are a tantalising body shaking proposition. Streaming out of sound systems and into the ears of partygoers around the globe ‘Bully’ is a flurry of hand claps, synth stabs and bittersweet vocals. They showcase the same shiny exterior and polished production as the aforementioned Phoenix yet without the languid tone. B-side ‘Mission’ is a spiky guitar led track that begins like a Modest Mouse jaunt and ends like funk entanglements of !!! ( aka Chk Chk Chk) on a bed of synth gurgles, burps and claps. With their debut album ‘Staring At The Ice Melt’ out now, maybe it’s the remedy to kick off your summer parties.
