Autre Ne Veut
Autre Ne Veut performing at SummerStage in 2013
Autre Ne Veut performing at SummerStage in 2013
Background information
Birth nameArthur Ashin
Born1982
Raleigh, NC
OriginNew York City
GenresAlternative R&B
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2010–present
LabelsOlde English Spelling Bee, Software Recording Co.

Arthur Ashin (born 20 April 1982),[1][2] better known by his stage name Autre Ne Veut, is an American singer-songwriter and musician from New York City.

The name Autre Ne Veut is taken from an inscription in French on a 15th-century British dress ornament that is stored at The Cloisters and is translated to English as "I want no other."[3][4]

Biography

Ashin was born on 20 April 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned his undergraduate degree at Hampshire College,[1] where he lived with Daniel Lopatin (later of Oneohtrix Point Never). After college, Ashin lived briefly in New York City and Chicago before establishing his home in Brooklyn. He briefly enrolled in a Master's program in Clinical Psychology but dropped out in order to focus on his music.[5]

Ashin's debut album and the subsequent "Body EP" were recorded at home.[1][6] Additionally, although it was never heard by the public before a one-time performance in 2016, Ashin recorded a “lost” album. Written during the winter of 2011-12 between “Body EP” and “Anxiety”, Ashin titled the album “kingofpop” in a characteristic self-deprecating reference to Michael Jackson.[7]

Autre Ne Veut in 2013

Ashin's 2013 album, Anxiety, was self-produced as well; however, Ford & Lopatin contributed to the recording in a studio.[2] Anxiety received a 7.6 out of 10 on the meta-review site anydecentmusic.com.[8] including Best New Music from Pitchfork.[9] Gorilla vs. Bear named Anxiety as "Album of Year (so far)" in June 2013.[10]

In July 2013, Ashin released a single titled "On & On"[11] as part of the Adult Swim Summer Singles series.[12]

Discography

Albums

  • Autre Ne Veut (2010)
  • kingofpop (2012)[13]
  • Anxiety (2013)
  • Age of Transparency (2015)[14]

Singles & EPs

  • Body EP (2011)
  • Don's Rainbow (2011)
  • Okay (2022)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Battan, Carrie (16 November 2012). "Autre Ne Veut". Pitchfork Media.
  2. 1 2 Symonds, Alexandria (26 February 2013). "THE VEUT IN AUTRE NE VEUT". Interview. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ↑ @AutreNV (March 22, 2013). "Origin story:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Hat or Dress Ornament". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Kyle Kramer (2 October 2015). "You Say You Want to Get Out: A Day in the Park with Autre Ne Veut". Noisey.
  6. ↑ Battaglia, Andy (10 December 2010). "Autre Ne Veut / Autre Ne Veut". Pitchfork.
  7. ↑ Helman, Peter (29 June 2016). "Watch Autre Ne Veut Play Lost Album kingofpop in Brooklyn". Stereogum.
  8. ↑ "Autre Ne Veut / Anxiety". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Ian Cohen (26 February 2013). "Autre Ne Veut / Anxiety". Pitchfork.
  10. ↑ "favorites of 2013.5". Gorilla vs. Bear.
  11. ↑ "On & On". Indie Shuffle. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "2013 Adult Swim Singles - Adult Swim". Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Watch Autre Ne Veut Play Lost Album kingofpop in Brooklyn". Stereogum. 29 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Autre Ne Veut Announces Age of Transparency, Shares Fleshy "World War Pt. 2" Video". Pitchfork. 6 August 2015.


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