French for "I think of none other," New York's enigmatic
Arthur Ashin, also known as
Autre Ne Veut, makes music that falls somewhere between '80s R&B hooks and melodies, and the blurry sounds of
Ariel Pink. His self-titled debut album arrived in August 2010 on Olde English Spelling Bee and Upstairs, the label owned by
Oneohtrix Point Never's
Daniel Lopatin.
Autre Ne Veut supported
Hooray for Earth during their residency at Piano's that fall, and played some shows with
Zambri and Mirror Mirror in early 2011. That year,
Ashin also released the
Body EP via
Hippos in Tanks and appeared on
Ford & Lopatin's
Channel Pressure.
Autre Ne Veut returned in early 2013 with
Anxiety, an album equally inspired by that condition and by the music of
Dr. Luke,
David Byrne, and
Katy Perry. His third LP,
Age of Transparency, acted as the second volume in an intended trilogy based around the difficulty of achieving personal connection in an impersonal era. It was released in late 2015 by Downtown Records. ~ Heather Phares