AaRON | |
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Origin | France |
Genres | Electronic rock, indie pop, alternative rock |
Years active | 2005–present |
Members | Simon Buret Olivier Coursier |
Website | aaronofficial |
AaRON (Artificial Animals Riding On Neverland) is a French pop rock musical duo, consisting of Simon Buret and Olivier Coursier. Their debut album Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland was released in 2007 and made them popular in France and Europe. Their first tour of Europe was carried out in 2007 between March 14 and November 28, including dates in Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg. The second album, Birds in the Storm, was released in May 2010.
Members
- Simon Buret : singer, author and composer
- Olivier Coursier : composer and arranger
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Charts | Certification | |||
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FR | FR (DL) |
BEL (Wa) |
SWI | |||
2007 | Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland | 8 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 2× Gold |
2010 | Birds in the Storm | 6 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2× Gold |
2015 | We Cut the Night | 8 | 6 | 15 | ||
2020 | Anatomy of Light |
Singles
Year | Single | Charts | Album | |||
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FR | FR (DL) |
BEL (Wa) |
SWI | |||
2007 | "U-Turn (Lili)" | 17 | 6 | 21 | 50 | Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland |
"Endless Song" | – | 12 (Ultratip) |
– | |||
"Le tunnel d'or" | 31 | 15 (Ultratip) |
– | |||
2008 | "Angel Dust" | – | – | – | ||
"Little Love" | – | – | – | |||
"Mister K" | – | – | – | |||
2010 | "La place du vide" (Zazie with AaRON) |
– | 31 | – | From Zazie album Za7ie | |
"Rise" | – | 44 | – | Birds in the Storm | ||
"Seeds of Gold" | – | 21 | – | |||
2011 | "Arm Your Eyes" | – | 22 (Ultratip) |
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"Tomorrow Morning" | – | – | – | |||
2013 | "U-Turn (Lili)" (re-release) | 21 | – | – | Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland | |
2015 | "Shades of Blue" | – | – | – | We Cut the Night | |
"Blouson noir" | 63 | 10 (Ultratip) |
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"Onassis" | 147 | – | – |
- Covers
- On the first AaRON album, they covered the song "Strange Fruit", a song which was made famous by Billie Holiday. The version they perform on the album is drawn largely from Nina Simone's rendition on her 1965 album Pastel Blues.
Live albums
- 2011: Waves from the Road (recorded live from the Unplugged & Waves tour)[1]
Soundtracks
- 2006: Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (soundtrack of film) in 2 tracks:
- "U-Turn (Lili)" – the song was integrated into the film as a song written by a character for his sister ; the character of the sister was then renamed to "Lili" to match the song.
- "Mister K."
- 2013: Les yeux fermés (soundtrack of film directed by Jessica Palud)