Nouvelle Vague (album)

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Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague cover
Studio album by Nouvelle Vague
Released 9 August 2004 (UK)
2 November 2004 (France)
3 May 2005 (US)
Genre Bossa nova
Length 46:30
Label Peacefrog (UK / France)
PFG051 / PFG051CD
(standard edition, 8/04)
PFG062CD
(limited edition, 11/04)

Luaka Bop (US)
Professional reviews
Nouvelle Vague chronology
Nouvelle Vague
(2004)
Bande à Part
(2006)
Cover of US edition

Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/New Wave era. "Nouvelle Vague" means "new wave" in French.

UK music magazine DJ selected the album as the 4th best of 2004[1], and The Guardian included it in its list of the 10 "most beautiful sleeves of 2004"[2].

[edit] Track listing

Song Original Artist Dur.
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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