With this set of cover songs by new wave artists and the film music covers collection Coming Home, Nouvelle Vague's Marc Collin and DJ Gilles LeGuen move beyond the bossa nova-meets-post-punk concept of Nouvelle Vague's first two albums. Nouvelle Vague's ability to find just the right songs shines through on all of their releases -- even when their interpretations of the songs falls a bit short -- so it makes sense that the simply named New Wave is worth hearing. That these tracks are also reinterpretations is a clever nod to the group's origins, but it never feels too contrived. The mix of popular and obscure artists on New Wave shows how good Nouvelle Vague have become at being curators: mixing Devo's famously mechanical take on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," Gary Numan's icy "On Broadway," and Nico's imperious version of "Heroes" with Polyphonic Size's "Mother's Little Helper" -- which rivals the Normal's "Warm Leatherette" for the title of new wave's frostiest song -- and Karel Fialka's almost comically doomy "People Are Strange" makes for just the right mix of familiarity and discovery. Telex's vocoder-riffic "Dance to the Music" and the Slits' breathless, intense "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" are some of the other standouts from a collection that manages to put a fresh twist on new wave compilations. ~ Heather Phares
2007 US 2-CD album set comprising a 24-track nspired collection of 80's New Wave bands performing classic pop covers compiled and mixed by Nouvelle Vague, including tracks by Devo, OMD, The Stranglers, Gary Numan, The Flying Lizards, Visage, Duran Duran, Nico, Joy Division and more. District Records.
Audio Mixer: Dan Weshba.
Liner Note Author: Marc Collin.
Recording information: ADR Studios, New York, NY (12/1980-??/1982); Garden Studio, London, England (12/1980-??/1982).
Rema; Philippe Quilichini; Etienne Daho; Aksak Maboul; Martin Hannett; Martin Rushent; Midge Ure; Brian Eno; Arnold Turboust; Mike Howlett; John Coxx; The Honeymoon Killers; Comateens; Rema; Philippe Quilichini; Honeymoon Killers; Etienne Daho; Aksak Maboul; J.J. Burnel; Martin Hannett; John Foxx; Martin Rushent; Franck Darcel; Midge Ure; Brian Eno; Arnold Turboust; Mike Howlett; The Slits; Gilles Leguen (Compilation); Marc Collin (Compilation)
Engineer
Dan Weshba; Gareth Jones; Don Wershba
Recording Time
89 minutes
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