Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague

2005-06-14

So, two producers, Marc Collins and Oliver Libaus, realized that no one had ever recorded Bossa Nova versions of the songs of Joy Division, The Dead Kennedys, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, The Clash or any number of Post-Punk and New Wave artists.

See, "Nouvelle Vague" actually means "New Wave" in French and "Bossa Nova" in Portuguese. Crazy. So they managed to talk a group of young French female singers who had never actually heard the original versions songs into laying down vocals for them.

I guess we’ll try anything once.

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #World

  • reviewed 10/2015

    Ben Caplan
    Birds With Broken Wings

  • reviewed 09/2007

    DABY TOURE
    Stereo Spirit

  • reviewed 04/2004

    Children of the Revolution
    Liberation

  • reviewed 09/2007

    TARAF DE HAIDOUKS
    Maskarada

  • reviewed 04/2009

    BUJU BANTON
    RASTA GOT SOUL

  • reviewed 06/2016

    On Dead Waves
    On Dead Waves

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.