“Hovering somewhere between a high-school French-class
assignment and Thee Headcoats…[Eux Autres] plays three chord garage pop that
hangs on a raunchy guitar line and crisp production.” – MAGNET Magazine
Eux Autres (pronounced OOZ-OH-TRA) write
smart, infectious garage-pop that makes you feel like you’re simultaneously
cartwheeling down a beach, singing by the fire in a mountain cabin, blowing out
the candles on a cake, and eavesdropping on the elusive neighbors. If the Field
Mice met Black Flag in a dark alley and teleported them to a Françoise Hardy
show, the songs they’d be humming together on the drive home might sound
something like Eux Autres.
NEW MP3 (Cleared to post): Eux Autres - "Right
Again"
Eux Autres originally consisted of brother and sister
Heather and Nicholas Larimer. Heather played drums, Nicholas played guitar, and
they both sang. In 2008, Eux Autres added drummer Yoshi Nakamoto (The
Aislers Set, Still Flyin’) in order to expand their sound and referee their
fights.
Eux Autres’ debut 7” was released in 2003, and their first
full-length CD, Hell Is Eux Autres, recorded by Jeff Stuart Saltzman and Janet
Weiss (Wild Flag/Sleater-Kinney), was self-released in 2004. The band’s
second album, Cold City, was released in 2007 on Happy Happy Birthday To Me
Records (Athens, GA). Three singles and an EP followed in 2008 and 2009. In
November 2010 Eux Autres put out their third album, Broken Bow, which was
recorded by Jason Quever (Papercuts), and followed by a West Coast tour
with Wild Flag and a three week tour of Europe. Quever returned to record the
band’s latest release, Sun Is Sunk, which will be out on February 28, 2012.
Previous praise for Eux Autres…
“An irresistible set of bouncy indie-pop tinged with surf
music and ‘60s girl groups, featuring churning surf guitars, alternating
male/female lead vocals, occasional piano and sunny melodies contrasted with
the band’s often-biting lyrics.” – KEXP.org
“Four stars. Broken Bow, while hardly shoegaze, has the same kind of like-minded connection to the form that bands like Velocity Girl and Black Tambourine had to Ride or Slowdive way back when…The feeling is a classic combination of familiarity and, almost, audacity at going for the engagingly simple.” – AllMusic.com
“From the persistent “bam bam bam” of the drums to the
classic trade off of boy/girl vocals complete with girl group-esque harmonies,
Eux Autres captured true the pop spirit of the [NYC Pop] festival.” –
Brooklyn Vegan
“They are doing what Best Coast are, just with more
substance in their songwriting. These are some pitch perfect guitars for a hazy
afternoon. Where the hell has this band been all my life?” – We All
Want Someone to Shout For
“8 out of 10. Simple but smart pop…very infectious… all of
the songs are highlights and could carry most albums… C’est tres good!” -
PopMatters
“One of the more exciting independent releases of the year…a
veritable cult classic.” - Under The Radar
“…a fine blend of garage rock, twee pop, a dash o’ new wave
and a hint of whatever would count as French pop.” - Dagger
“…the brother and sister duo of Nicholas and Heather Larimer
flaunt their Francophile interests via gorgeous bouncy pop songs. The pair migrated
from Omaha a few years back and have been churning out adorable songs ever
since, the finest of which are on the brand-new Cold City, an absolutely
charming album of high-energy, jangly pop gems accentuated by the gorgeous
female vocals of the fairer Larimer.” - Portland Mercury
“White Stripes for the vintage 60’s French Film sect. It’s a
sweet lo-fi, and shimmers with jagged simplicity.” - Three Imaginary
Girls
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