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Nouvelle Vague
Pop · 2004 · 13 tracks

Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague

Post-punk angst reimagined as sun-drenched bossa nova. Intimate acoustic arrangements and breathy vocals turn dark classics into sophisticated lounge standards.

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It's like your favorite 80s sad songs went on a very expensive vacation to Rio.

A sophisticated blend of tropical sunshine and inherited 80s melancholy.

Nouvelle Vague · vs · Nouvelle Vague
Bittersweet+1.6σ

Bittersweet saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Love Will Tear Us Apart
3:18
02
Just Can’t Get Enough
3:07
03
In a Manner of Speaking
3:58
04
Guns of Brixton
4:07
05
This Is Not a Love Song
3:48
06
Too Drunk to Fuck
2:16
07
Marian
3:53
08
Making Plans for Nigel
3:32
09
A Forest
3:40
10
I Melt With You
4:01
11
Teenage Kicks
2:14
12
Psyche
4:13
13
Friday Night Saturday Morning
4:24
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring contrast of a polite bossa nova rhythm backing the explicit lyrics of Too Drunk to Fuck.
Tropical bird calls and jungle textures transforming the claustrophobia of A Forest into a humid dream.
The way the melancholy of Love Will Tear Us Apart is heightened by the delicate, whispered delivery.
Psyche breaking the breezy flow with a serpentine, spooky atmosphere that feels genuinely unsettling.
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