Anoraak

Rivière started Anoraak circa 2008,[11] when he released his debut album Nightdrive With You, first limited to 1000 copies,[12] then reissued in Japan [13] and Australia.[14] The title track "Nightdrive with You" touched the entire blogosphere,[15] and got highlighted on the Myspace US homepage.[16] He first started to perform in France,[17] and eventually made it to the USA early 2009 with a first show at Webster Hall in New York.[18]

Anoraak's second album Wherever The Sun Sets launched in 2011. UK's Clash Magazine review lauded Anoraak's mix of italo-disco, indie rock, and 80s pop, writing "he does it so well it’s as if these sounds were born to be together despite being totally disparate".[19] Anoraak then grew up to a 3 piece band,[20] playing renowned France's Festival des Inrocks,[21] SXSW festival in Austin, Texas,[22] Noise Music Festival in Monterrey, Mexico [23] before embarking on The Drive Tour in 2012 with College and Electric Youth in USA and Canada.[24][25]

In 2013, his third album Chronotropic came out, "lead[ing] the way in sunset-inspired dance pop" according to Nest HQ [26] and described as "new wave vocals on disco" by French magazine Tsugi,[27] quickly followed by the EP Reworks, alternative versions of tracks from the album,[28] whose track Guest Star (Rework) was premiered on Rolling Stone.[29] Back as a solo act, he keeps performing mostly stateside.[30]

After releasing in 2015 the single Odds Are Good on the Belgian label Eskimo Recordings,[31][32] he came back in 2016 with the EP Figure, out on his own imprint Endless Summer Music.[33] The title track's video was premiered on British trendsetting site Nowness,[34] and Brooklyn based online publication Vehllingo stated that this EP "embod[ies] the different personality traits of Anoraak’s various experiments over the years".[35] The same year he teamed up with Anglo French duo Loframes for the track "Since You've Gone" released on Los Angeles based label Midnight in Paris [36]

In June 2017, Anoraak released Black Gold Sun, described by Australian webzine Acid Stag as "Italo-disco, retro-synth, electro-pop goodness".[37] The video for the track Last Call was premiered on major online French media Konbini.

He's on the bill for the 2018 edition of Electric Daisy Carnival in Mexico.[38]

In November 2019, Anoraak premiered a more nu-disco sound with "Panarea" on the Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years compilation.[39]