AaRON

AaRON
OriginFrance
GenresElectronic rock, indie pop, alternative rock
Years active2005–present
MembersSimon Buret
Olivier Coursier
Websiteaaronofficial.com
Simon Buret
Olivier Coursier

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
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
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)
 –
"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)
 –
"Onassis" 147  –  –
Covers

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)

References