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| - | '''Nouvelle Vague''' is a [[France|French]] musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a [[play on words]], meaning "new wave" in French. This refers simultaneously to their "Frenchness" and "artiness" (the [[French New Wave|'60s new wave]] of cult [[French cinema]]), the source of their songs (all [[cover version|covers]] of [[punk rock]], [[post-punk]], and [[New Wave (music)|New Wave]] songs), and their use of '60s [[bossa nova]]-style arrangements. | ||
| - | Members, former members and contributors include many French artists who are now very well known on their own and considered as part of what is now called the "''Renouveau de la chanson française''" (the "Renewal of French ''[[chanson]]''"): [[Anaïs Croze]], [[Camille (singer)|Camille Dalmais]], Phoebe Killdeer, Mélanie Pain, Marina Céleste and [[Gerald Toto]]. | + | '''Nouvelle Vague''' is the 2004 self-titled debut album by [[Nouvelle Vague (band)|Nouvelle Vague]]. The album consists entirely of [[Jazz]] versions of songs that were written and recorded during the [[post-punk]]/[[New Wave music|New Wave]] era. "Nouvelle Vague" means "new wave" in [[French language|French]]. |
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| - | ==2004: ''Nouvelle Vague''== | + | UK music magazine ''DJ'' selected the album as the 4th best of 2004[http://www.nouvellesvagues.com/media/press09.html], and ''[[The Guardian]]'' included it in its list of the 10 "most beautiful sleeves of 2004"[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1374952,00.html]. |
| - | On their first album, ''[[Nouvelle Vague (album)|Nouvelle Vague]]'', the group resurrected classics from the New Wave music era, and reinterpreted them in a bossa nova style. The songs were stripped back to acoustic arrangements with lithe shaker rhythms achieved by gathering a parade of ''chanteuses'' from all over the world (six French, one Brazilian and one New Yorker) to cover bands including [[XTC]], [[Modern English (band)|Modern English]], [[The Clash]], [[Joy Division]] and [[The Undertones]]. The various female singers on ''Nouvelle Vague'' only performed songs they had never heard before, to ensure that each cover would have a unique quality. | + | |
| - | ==2006: ''Bande à Part''== | + | ==Track listing== |
| - | Their second album, ''[[Bande à Part]]'', includes versions of "[[Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)]]" by [[Buzzcocks]], "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]" by [[New Order]], "[[The Killing Moon]]" by [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] and "[[Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]" by [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]. | + | |
| - | ==2009: ''3''== | + | {|class="wikitable sortable" <!-- see [[Help:Sortable]] --> |
| - | On ''[[3 (Nouvelle Vague album)|3]]'' [[Depeche Mode]]’s [[Martin Gore]] sings "[[Master and Servant]]" with Nouvelle Vague’s leading lady Melanie Pain; [[Ian McCulloch]] of [[Echo And The Bunnymen]] duet with Melanie on "All My Colours"; Marina Celeste performs "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]" with [[Terry Hall]] of [[The Specials]] and Funboy Three; and [[Magazine]]’s "[[Parade]]" is sung by [[Barry Adamson]] and Nouvelle Vague’s Nadeah Miranda. For additional tracks that did not make the final album, [[Chris Bailey]] from Australian rockers [[The Saints]] performs a duet, likewise [[Samy Birnbach]] of Belgian new-wavers [[Minimal Compact]]. | + | ! !! Song !! Original Artist !! Dur. |
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| - | [[File:NouvelleVague_Rockefeller_Oslo.JPG||thumb|Nouvelle Vague live at Rockefeller, Oslo, 10 October 2009.]] | + | ||1|| "[[Love Will Tear Us Apart]]" || [[Joy Division]] || 3:18 |
| - | In June 2009, Nouvelle Vague released an [[iPhone]] app to promote the new album ''3''.<ref>http://company.pias.com/en/nouvelle-vague-kick-pias-recordings-first-iphone-application</ref> | + | |- |
| - | + | ||2|| "[[Just Can't Get Enough]]" || [[Depeche Mode]] || 3:07 | |
| - | ==Appearances in media== | + | |- |
| - | * Nouvelle Vague's cover of [[Tuxedomoon]]'s "In a Manner of Speaking" appears in a 2005 episode of the [[Channel 4]] drama ''[[Sugar Rush (TV series)|Sugar Rush]]'' as well as during the end credits of the 2007 film ''[[A Mighty Heart (film)|A Mighty Heart]]''; the song has also featured on an episode of ''[[Hollyoaks]]'',{{when|date=October 2009}} and was prominently featured in the Korean drama ''Soulmate''. | + | ||3|| "In a Manner of Speaking" || [[Tuxedomoon]] || 3:58 |
| - | * Their cover of "[[Drums and Wires|Making Plans for Nigel]]" by [[XTC]] was used as the background music for the [[Air France]] website.{{when|date=October 2009}} | + | |- |
| - | * "[[Just Can't Get Enough]]", "O Pamela" and "[[Teenage Kicks]]" have also been used in Channel 4's ''[[Sugar Rush (TV series)|Sugar Rush]]''. | + | ||4|| "[[The Guns of Brixton|Guns of Brixton]]" || [[The Clash]] || 4:06 |
| - | * The United States television channel [[Turner Classic Movies]] began using Nouvelle Vague's cover of "Dance with Me" by [[The Lords of the New Church]] in 2007 for an advertisement featuring former selections from the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. | + | |- |
| - | * In 2005, their cover of Modern English's "[[I Melt with You]]", was used for the soundtrack of the [[black comedy]] film, ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'', and appeared in a 2007 American television advertisement for the [[GMC Acadia]] as well as UK adverts for [[Vicks Sinex]] and [[T-Mobile]]. It was also used in the third season of American reality series ''[[The Hills]]'', in the second season (episode 8) of ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', and the in the third episode of the first series of the UK drama ''[[Mistresses (TV series)|Mistresses]]''. | + | ||5|| "This Is Not a Love Song" || [[Public Image Ltd.]] || 3:47 |
| - | * Their cover of [[The Dead Kennedys]]' "[[Too Drunk to Fuck]]" was used in the 2007 film ''[[Planet Terror]]''. | + | |- |
| - | * Their versions of "[[Just Can't Get Enough]]" and "[[Teenage Kicks]]" have both been used in [[advertising|adverts]] in the UK. | + | ||6|| "[[Too Drunk to Fuck]]" || [[Dead Kennedys]] || 2:16 |
| - | * Recently,{{when|date=October 2009}} their cover of [[Billy Idol]]'s "[[Dancing with Myself]]" has been featured in advertisements for [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]'s show ''[[LA Ink]]''. It was also used as the show's opening theme song. | + | |- |
| - | * Their cover of "Marian" by the [[The Sisters of Mercy]] appears in season 4 of ''[[Nip/Tuck]]''. | + | ||7|| "Marian" || [[The Sisters of Mercy]] || 3:53 |
| - | * Their version of [[The Clash]]'s "[[Guns of Brixton]]" appeared regularly in series 2 of ''[[Harry and Paul]]'', during the "Cafe Polska" sketches. | + | |- |
| - | * Their version of [[The Undertones]]' "[[Teenage Kicks]]" was also used on an advert for the second series of ''[[The Inbetweeners]]''. | + | ||8|| "[[Making Plans For Nigel]]" || [[XTC]] || 3:32 |
| - | * Their version of [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]' 1979 single "[[Bela Lugosi's Dead]]" was used at the opening of the 2007 film ''[[Elvis and Anabelle]]''. | + | |- |
| - | *Their version of "[[Heart of Glass]]" by [[Blondie]] was featured in the episode "[[The Rhodes Not Taken]]" of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''. | + | ||9|| "[[A Forest]]" || [[The Cure]] || 3:39 |
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| - | ==Discography== | + | ||10|| "[[I Melt with You]]" || [[Modern English (band)|Modern English]] || 4:00 |
| - | ===Albums=== | + | |- |
| - | *''[[Nouvelle Vague (album)|Nouvelle Vague]]'' ([[Peacefrog Records]], 2004) | + | ||11|| "[[Teenage Kicks]]" || [[The Undertones]] || 2:13 |
| - | *''[[Bande à Part]]'' ([[Peacefrog Records]], 2006) | + | |- |
| - | *''[[Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague]]'' (Azuli, 2007) | + | ||12|| "Psyche" || [[Killing Joke]] || 4:12 |
| - | *''[[3 (Nouvelle Vague album)|3]]'' ([[Peacefrog Records]], 2009) | + | |- |
| - | + | ||13|| "Friday Night Saturday Morning" || [[The Specials]] || 4:22 | |
| - | ===Singles=== | + | |- |
| - | *"Eisbaer" (The Perfect Kiss / [[Peacefrog Records]], 2006) | + | ||‡|| "Sorry for Laughing" || [[Josef K (band)|Josef K]] || 3:09 |
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| - | ===Other contributions=== | + | ||†|| "[[Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)]]" || [[A Flock of Seagulls]] || 2:42 |
| - | *''Acoustic 05'' (2005, [[The Echo Label|Echo]]) - "Just Can't Get Enough" | + | |- |
| - | *''[[Chillout Sessions 9]]'' (2006, [[Ministry of Sound]]) - "Blue Monday" | + | |} |
| - | *''[[Acoustic 07]]'' (2007, [[V2 Records]]) - "[[Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]" | + | '''†''' bonus track on limited edition <br> |
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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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