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Sophie released her first album when she was 16. The album was collaboration with Brooklyn-based musicians One Ring Zero. She drew lyrical inspiration from her father’s (author Paul Auster) English translations of French surrealist poems. The album was highly acclaimed in France and quickly found an audience throughout Europe.

Following that album, she met writer/musician Barry Reynolds who has worked with Rufus Wainright, Marianne Faithful, Antony & the Johnsons and Grace Jones and began collaborating on material. The album features the first recording of “Square Moon” a track co-written by Barry and Antony Hegarty (Antony & the Johnsons). “I tend to gravitate towards material that can be a little dark,” says Sophie. The unreleased material Auster has been working on for the past two years has been a huge evolution for the gifted and prodigious 25-year-old singer/songwriter.

“The material has matured and grown as I have gotten older. It’s a process to hone in on your own style. I think a lot of what I have been doing over the past few years is discovering my voice.” In 2012 Sophie completed work on her new record, Red Weather, released in November 2012. The daring and soulful sound of this effort highlights Sophie’s visceral vocals, stunning arrangements, and heart-wrenching lyrics. “I force myself to write everyday,” says Sophie, “but the best songs are the ones that pour out of you—the ones that are urgent.”
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  • Andy_warhola

    started listening to her today and she's really amazing... her re-writes of poems into songs are simply brilliant!

    8 Aug 2012 Reply

  • lobschta

    Magersüchtiges etwas - aber ihr Papa schreibt sensationelle Bücher^^

    11 Jun 2009 Reply

  • prophetmortis

    google it.. " sophie auster rapidshare " for example =D

    23 Aug 2008 Reply

  • LhasaCelestina

    Her songs are available on emusic for example.

    15 Aug 2008 Reply

  • londonerwoman

    i really want to download her cd as well, but it's almost impossible! @splinterliab. i don't think binak can buy her cd, because, just like me, she lives in brazil and around here sophie auster's cd is not available, for sure.

    21 Jul 2008 Reply

  • splinterliab

    @binak > you can buy her cd, that's for sure.

    28 Jun 2008 Reply

  • binak

    Where can I download her songs? I wanna listen to her, but I can't find where :~

    27 May 2008 Reply

  • prophetmortis

    oh, just found her.. damn good music Le pont Mirabeau FTW

    17 May 2008 Reply

  • SEdance

    love your singing, we should collaborate http://www.last.fm/music/Retail/

    17 Nov 2007 Reply

  • LucieAndCo

    Whether or not she's stupid (or beautiful) doesn't matter to me, I enjoy her album.

    6 May 2007 Reply

  • lobschta

    Comments as sensless as those from underwaterthing should be invisible ;)

    26 Dec 2006 Reply

  • splinterliab

    Girls as beautiful as Sophie Auster should be forbidden :D

    13 Mar 2006 Reply

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