Nouvelle Vague (album)
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| Studio album by Nouvelle Vague | ||||
| Released |
9 August 2004 (UK) 2 November 2004 (France) 3 May 2005 (US) | |||
| Genre | Easy listening, lounge, bossa nova | |||
| Length | 46:30 | |||
| Label |
Peacefrog (UK / France) PFG051 / PFG051CD (standard edition, 8/04) PFG062CD (limited edition, 11/04) Luaka Bop (US) | |||
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Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/new wave era. "Nouvelle Vague" means "New Wave" in French, so the name of the band is a play on the words.
The Guardian newspaper included it in its list of the 10 "most beautiful sleeves of 2004".[1]
Track listing
| Song | Original Artist | Dur. | |
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| 1 | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | Joy Division | 3:18 |
| 2 | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Depeche Mode | 3:07 |
| 3 | "In a Manner of Speaking" | Tuxedomoon | 3:58 |
| 4 | "Guns of Brixton" | The Clash | 4:06 |
| 5 | "This Is Not a Love Song" | Public Image Ltd. | 3:47 |
| 6 | "Too Drunk to Fuck" | Dead Kennedys | 2:16 |
| 7 | "Marian" | The Sisters of Mercy | 3:53 |
| 8 | "Making Plans for Nigel" | XTC | 3:32 |
| 9 | "A Forest" | The Cure | 3:39 |
| 10 | "I Melt with You" | Modern English | 4:00 |
| 11 | "Teenage Kicks" | The Undertones | 2:13 |
| 12 | "Psyche" | Killing Joke | 4:12 |
| 13 | "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" | The Specials | 4:22 |
| ‡ | "Sorry for Laughing" | Josef K | 3:09 |
| † | "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" | A Flock of Seagulls | 2:42 |
† bonus track on limited edition
‡ bonus track on limited edition and US edition
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| DJ | [3] |
| E! | (B)[4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| Pitchfork | (7.0/10) [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Telegraph | (favourable)[10] |
References
- ↑ "The most beautiful sleeves of 2004". The Guardian. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. Nouvelle Vague: Nouvelle Vague > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2006.
- ↑ DJ review
- ↑ E! review
- ↑ The Independent review
- ↑ Mojo review
- ↑ Crock, Jason (February 16, 2005). "Nouvelle Vague: Nouvelle Vague> Review". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 March 2006.
- ↑ Q review
- ↑ Swanson, David (February 10, 2005). "Tweaked!: Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague > Album Review". Rolling Stone (967). p. 84. Archived from the original on 3 October 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2006.
- ↑ Muggs, Joe (2 August 2004). "Pop CDs of the week: Teddy Wilson, Skinnyman and more: Nouvelle Vague". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2006.
External links
- Nouvelle Vague (album) at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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