The Auteur

The story

"Everything you have ever heard but a bit better and a bit more English." That's the confident claim made by Brighton's The Auteur on their thriving online community – and only a band with the songs and live show to back up such a statement could pull it off. Fortunately, the band have both - and are quickly generating a real buzz around their electro-tinged powerpop, creating waves within a scene dominated by American artists. Having formed in October 2007

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Also plays on

Records by other artists with The Auteur in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with The Auteur in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like The Auteur

• Lost On LandingLast.fm listeners
• They Sink ShipsLast.fm listeners
• Not AdvisedLast.fm listeners
• Lost On CampusLast.fm listeners
• Kill The ArcadeLast.fm listeners
• SummerlinLast.fm listeners
• Saving AimeeLast.fm listeners
• Furthest Drive HomeLast.fm listeners
• Pink Floydsame scene: british
• The Beatlessame scene: british
• The Curesame scene: british
• Radioheadsame scene: british

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of The Auteur’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.