The best compliment that can be paid to Nouvelle Vague's self-titled debut album: it isn't as arch and smirking as a collection of bossa nova versions of new wave classics by fetching French and Brazilian chanteuses would suggest. Based on the concept alone, Nouvelle Vague seems similar to the work of jokesters like the Mike Flowers Pops or Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine, but though the album is definitely playful, it works on a sincere level enough of the time to be more than just a goof. In fact, Nouvelle Vague's best moments are a tribute to how well… read more
The best compliment that can be paid to Nouvelle Vague's self-titled debut album: it isn't as arch and smirking as a collection of bossa no… read more
The best compliment that can be paid to Nouvelle Vague's self-titled debut album: it isn't as arch and smirking as a collection of bossa nova versions of new wave classics by f… read more
At least three different groups have performed under the name Nouvelle Vague: 1) a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers 2) a Japanese pop-R&B band 3) a Berlin-based multimedia music project founded by actress Betty la Gachette and musician & video-editor Renault Schubert. 1) Nouvelle Vague (France) is a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers, including Camille, Alexandra Pavlou of Spring and Suburbia, Mélanie Pain, Marina Céleste & Phoebe Killdeer of P…read more
At least three different groups have performed under the name Nouvelle Vague: 1) a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers 2) a Jap… read more
At least three different groups have performed under the name Nouvelle Vague: 1) a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers 2) a Japanese pop-R&B band 3) a Berlin-based mult… read more