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Savoir Adore

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Savoir Adore
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Paul Hammer, Lauren Zettler
Past members
  • Deidre Muro
Websitesavoiradore.com

Savoir Adore is a pop-rock group duo from Brooklyn, New York City, United States initially consisting of Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro. In 2014, Deidre Muro left the band while Hammer worked with a guest vocalist. Hammer began collaborating with Lauren Zettler shortly after, and she became a permanent member. As of June 2020 the band has released five albums, several EPs, numerous singles and a number of remixes albums. They also have done an international tour.

Career

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Paul Hammer is the son of Jan Hammer and Ivona Reich;[1] he developed an interest in music at an early age.[2] A multi-instrumentalist, he recorded his first album 19 in 2004 with the help of his father.[3][4]

Hammer met Muro during a song writing club at New York University.[2] They challenged themselves "to write and record an EP in one weekend" that did not involve any acoustic instruments.[5] One of the first experimental pieces they wrote together prompted the name Savoir Adore.[6] After signing to the Cantora label, they released the EP The Adventures of Mr. Pumpernickel and the Girl with Animals in her throat on May 6, 2008.[7][8] Although the group recorded its unique work as a pair, the dual vocalists rounded out their sound in concert with a three-piece backup band. in 2009 they released a full-length debut album, In the Wooded Forest,[9][10] that described as a mix of "electro-pop and indie-rock".[11] It was supported by the singles "We Talk Like Machines" (May 2009)[12] and "Bodies" (2010).[13][14] In 2011 they released the single "Dreamers" through Neon Gold.[15]

For their second album, the duo launched a Kickstarter campaign and self-released the album Our Nature in October 2012.[15] The band signed with the Popular label in the UK and Nettwerk in North America, which saw Our Nature, receive a general release on June 4, 2013.[16] Their single "Pop Goes the World" (a cover of the 1987 song by Men Without Hats) was released on February 22, 2012 and was featured on a commercial for Tide Pods. In 2013, Muro married David Perlick-Molinari of French Horn Rebellion.[17]

After the tour in support of Our Nature, the Muro and Hammer partnership dissolved in 2014. Hammer decided to continue to project and collaborate with other vocalists.[18] For the album he worked with Leah Hayes,[19] Lauren Zettler and Winslow Bright.[20] In August 2016 the band released The Love That Remains.[9] In the first half of 2016 a new live-band was formed consisting of Hammer, Alex Foote (guitars), Ben Marshall (drums), Andrew Pertes (bass) and Lauren Zettler (vocals/keyboards).[18] The release was preceded by the single "Giants".[21]

Discography

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Studio albums
Year Title
2009 In the Wooded Forest
2012 Our Nature
2016 The Love That Remains
2019 Full Bloom
2020 Image Tapes Vol. 1.[22]
Extended plays (EPs)
Year Title
2008 The Adventures of Mr. Pumpernickel and the Girl With Animals in Her Throat[23]
2010 Bodies[24]
2010 We Talk Like Machines[25]
2012 Dreamers[26]
2016 The Love That Remains - Acoustic[27]
2019 Full Bloom (Acoustic)[28]
Singles
Year Title
2010 Loveliest Creature[29]
2016 Giants[30]
2016 Paradise Gold[31]
2017 Too Late[32]
2018 Slow Motion[33]
2018 When the Summer Ends
2018 Black and Blue[34]
2019 Body Heat[35]
Remixes albums
Year Title
2014 Our Nature: The Remixes[36]
2016 Paradise Gold Remixes[37]
2018 When the Summer Ends (Remixes)[38]

Usage in media

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Their single Dreamers was featured as a soundtrack in Konami's video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2013. The group recognises the impact it has made on their popularity as Paul Hammer said "That's honestly such a huge part of what brought us down to South America and to Brazil" and "[Dreamers] is a song that did a lot for us. [...] We started travelling around the world, we got to play for a lot more people and we got our first bigger record deals which really did so much for us".[39]

References

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  1. ^ "JAN HAMMER Black Sheep review by Slartibartfast". 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ^ a b Voyce, MacEagon (July 29, 2016). "Savoir Adore: Coming to Terms with 'The Love That Remains'". www.frontrunnermagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. ^ "Biography". www.janhammer.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. ^ "19 - Paul Hammer | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  5. ^ Von Pip, Andy (2010-08-24). ""Tree's A Crowd" - Savoir Adore Interview". The VPME. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  6. ^ Atout, Madison (October 11, 2012). "Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ Savoir Adore –". A Music Blog, Yea?. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  7. ^ "About Savoir Adore". Sonicbids. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  8. ^ "Savoir Adore - The Adventures Of Mr. Pumpernickel & The Girl With Animals In Her Throat". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  9. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Savoir Adore | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  10. ^ "About Savoir Adore". MTV. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  11. ^ Mineo, Mike (November 18, 2009). "Savoir Adore -- Obscure Sound". obscuresound.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  12. ^ "We Talk Like Machines - EP by Savoir Adore on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  13. ^ "Savoir Adore - Bodies". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  14. ^ "Bodies - EP by Savoir Adore on Apple Music". iTunes. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  15. ^ a b Mital, Sachyn (11 December 2012). "It's Always Five O'clock Somewhere: An Interview with Savoir Adore". popmatters.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  16. ^ Johnson, Andy (3 June 2013). "Savoir Adore: Our Nature". popmatters.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  17. ^ Burns, Megan (February 26, 2013). "BYT Interviews: Deidre Muro of Deidre & the Dark and Savoir Adore". nyc.brightestyoungthings.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  18. ^ a b "Savoir Adore - SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2016. March 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  19. ^ "new Savoir Adore – "Lover's Wake", featuring and co-written by Leah Hayes. | Heavy Duty Music". Heavy Duty Music. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  20. ^ "Savoir Adore - The Love That Remains". Discogs. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  21. ^ Melendez, Monique (July 6, 2016). "Savoir Adore Escapes Darkness in Triumphant Video for 'Giants': Exclusive Premiere". billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  22. ^ Image Tapes Vol. 1. is a special album composed during 4 years in parallel of the group's other works. It is described as "story-telling music - often starting with instrumental nuggets that evoked imagery and some kindof narrative. This project takes that idea a step further. Image Tapes Vol. 1 is a collection of these lo-fi cinematic snapshots - a score for a movie that doesn't exist." - Announcement on Facebook (2020)
  23. ^ "The Adventures of Mr. Pumpernickel and the Girl with Animals in Her Throat" is a concept-EP written by Hammer and Muro before Savoir Adore was officially formed. Interview by 'The VPME' (2010)
  24. ^ Bodies is an EP including the same-titled track and several remixes. Announcement on Facebook (2010), Tracklist at Discogs
  25. ^ "We Talk Like Machines" is an EP including the same-titled track and several remixes. Announcement on Facebook (2009), Tracklist at Discogs
  26. ^ Dreamers is an EP including the same-titled track and several remixes. Announcement on Facebook (2012), Tracklist at Discogs
  27. ^ "The Love That Remains - Acoustic" is an EP including acoustic versions of 4 tracks from the album "The Love That Remains" and 1 acoustic version of "Dreamers". - Article on BuzzBands.LA (2016), Tracklist on Apple Music Archived 2020-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  28. ^ Full Bloom (Acoustic) is an EP including acoustic versions of 4 tracks from the Full Bloom album. Announcement on Facebook (2019), Tracklist on Apple Music Archived 2020-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  29. ^ Announcement on Facebook (2016)
  30. ^ Announcement on Facebook (2016)
  31. ^ Announcement on Facebook (2016)
  32. ^ Announcement on Facebook (2017)
  33. ^ Announcement on Facebook (2018)
  34. ^ Announcement on Facebook (2018)
  35. ^ Announcement on Facebook (2019)
  36. ^ Our Nature: The Remixes is an album including 8 remixes of Savoir Adore's tracks. Announcement on Facebook (2014), Tracklist on Apple Music Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  37. ^ Paradise Gold Remixes is an album including 2 remixes of Savoir Adore's Paradise Gold. Announcement on Facebook (2016), Tracklist on Spotify
  38. ^ When the Summer Ends (Remixes) is an album including 4 remixes of Savoir Adore's "When the Summer Ends". Announcement on Facebook (2018), Tracklist on Spotify
  39. ^ "Savoir Adore Session Breakdown - "Dreamers"". YouTube. May 20, 2020.
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