[1] The group's musical inspirations were compared by the band's European label, Moshi Moshi Records, to "a dutifully mined musical thrift store"; these diverse influences include Modest Mouse, Stereolab, the Mountain Goats, Louis Prima, Pavement, the Beach Boys, Björk, Broadcast, Belle & Sebastian, David Bowie, Bee Gees and Billie Holiday.

[9] On March 5, 2007, they released their second album, The Bird of Music,[10] promoted by a US tour with Peter Bjorn and John and Voxtrot from April through June.

[11] British Vogue said of the album, “Eschewing the typical guitar-heavy band set-up for old-school synthesizers and vintage drum machines, [Au Revoir Simone] create dreamy synth-pop.

[12] Spin said, "Powered by vintage keyboards, a lockstep beat-box, and gorgeous, wide-eyed warbling, the Simones create make-out music for your inner android".

[16] In November 2008, vocals by Au Revoir Simone were used in both the original and the Aeroplane remix of Friendly Fires track "Paris".

[20] After a long hiatus, Au Revoir Simone reunited to release their fourth album, Move in Spectrums on September 24, 2013 on Richard Gottehrer's revived Instant Records label.

[23] In 2016, Forster and Thomas formed Nice as Fuck with Jenny Lewis (from Rilo Kiley), and released their first album on June 24.

Au Revoir Simone was among the bands performing at the Roadhouse in the 2017 revival of David Lynch's Twin Peaks; they played "Lark" in the fourth episode and "A Violent Yet Flammable World" in the ninth, both from their 2007 album The Bird of Music.