Nouvelle Vague (album)
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Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of Jazz 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].
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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