If you are a fan of the Classic Jukebox-Punk Hits of 1977-78 Era but looking for something chill to listen to, then you should check out Nouvelle Vague. That’s if you’re not already familiar with the band. Here’s their self Titled debut album from 2004 ‘Nouvelle Vague’. Enjoy!
Nouvelle Vague by Nouvelle Vague
Tracks;
- Love will Tear Us Apart
- Just Can’t Get Enough
- In a Manner of Speaking
- Guns of Brixton
- This is Not a Love Song
- Too Drunk To Fuck
- Marian
- Making Plans For Nigel
- A Forest
- I Melt With You
- Teenage Kicks
- Psyche’
- Friday Night and Saturday Morning
Who are Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague are a French New-Wave Bossa Nova group that was formed and led by French musicians and producers Olivier Libaux and Marc Collin. The pair worked together a lot and decided to try out making a Bossa Nova style version of Joy Division song ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’. This was a concept that Colin describes as “Crazy but Exiting”.
But the track worked out well and having done similar with the classic Clash song ‘Guns of Brixton’ and Depeche Mode’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ to their satisfaction, the pair decided to press on with a whole album. So they created another Ten New Wave classics for a debut album which they aptly named ‘Nouvelle Vague’, the French words for ‘New Wave’. This was also the name they decided to name the band.
Libaux and Colin were the bands core members. However, they had a long list of different artists on vocals coming and going over the years since their formation. Many of the artists who have performed with Nouvelle Vague have also had successful solo careers. Some of these Include Camille, Phoebe Killdeer, Mélanie Pain, and Nadéah Miranda. Libaux sadly passed away in 2018. However, the group still carries on.
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