Savoir Adore

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Savoir Adore
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Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York
Genres
Years active 2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Paul Hammer, Lauren Zettler
Past members
  • Deidre Muro
Website savoiradore.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.

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Career

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

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

Usage in media

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Voyce, MacEagon (July 29, 2016). "Savoir Adore: Coming to Terms with 'The Love That Remains'". www.frontrunnermagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
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  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.
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  9. 1 2 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.
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  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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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