Christophe Musset and Ambroise Willaume, joined by Jérémie Arcache, composed their first songs in an apartment in Paris. Unable to make too much noise, they focused on their vocals and played mainly acoustic instruments, describing their music as "pop de chambre" due to its similarities with chamber music. Performing in small venues such as bars and friends' apartments, the band was discovered and signed by the Parisian label Delabel/EMI, releasing the Pop de chambre EP in early 2008. In June 2009, they recorded their first LP Music for a While. Revolver toured France in 2009 with a few dates in Germany and Switzerland, adding percussionist Maxime Garoute and using more electric guitar in their live performances. Although they sing in English, they were nominated twice at the French Music Awards "Les Victoires de la Musique" in March 2010, for "Révélation album" and "Révélation Scène".
Jérémie has hardly ever listened to pop, he says it's Mozart, especially the Magic Flute which gave him the desire to become a musician, Christopher and Ambroise make him listen to pop more often and took him to see Radiohead at Bercy in 2008 so that he would truly discover it. On the other hand Christophe admits he never listened to classical music. It was only with the group that he started listening to Bach...
Ambroise and Christophe say it's Elliott Smith that gave them the desire to get into the music and Christophe was listening to Jean-Jacques Goldman as a child. Ambroise meanwhile, said he also loves kitsch stuff, such as Elton John, ABBA or the Bee Gees... They also meet every three to another point : for them is Radiohead the "greatest band in the world".
Their music is a bridge between pop and classical music or even the Renaissance or the Baroque and influence everything from Beatles to Bach, from Benjamin Britten to Elliot Smith. In the group we can also say that Ambroise is the bridge between Christopher and Jérémie because he is the only one with a culture that is both classic and pop.
Songs that the group have covered during their performances include:
"This Boy", "Because" and "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles
"Balulalow" from A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten which Jérémie and Ambroise sang in chorus to the Master of Notre Dame de Paris when they were children.
