Au Revoir Simone is dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States whose members are Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard/bass), and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard). Their song Somebody Who, from the album Move In Spectrums, sings very simply:
Can't stay awake, I wonder how long I can fake itOutside I wait, I feel my body hesitatingCan't find a little more time, this world knows how to take itDon't even know but I need somebody else to break thisSomebody who can stay awake. I need somebody whoSomebody who can stay awake. I need somebody who
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Brian Howe marks this particular tune as “soulful and joyous” in his overall review of the album. One can say that it is that particular quality that lends a certain distinct melancholy. The song helps to capture love in its simplest form, through acts that may or may not be tinged with lust. This “somebody who” is a cornerstone in the lyrics, in that it shines a light onto the unknown qualities of the person that should come, has to come, must come.
But as they say, all’s fair in love and war, no?
