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Overview
After an extended hiatus from recording, Nouvelle Vague reappears with I Could Be Happy, an album that attempts to remind listeners of the good old days and expand on the project's concept. Marc Collin, Olivier Libaux, and company stretch their sound to include dream pop and punk covers as well as new wave, and, for the first time, perform original material. I Could Be Happy opens with one of their finest covers yet, a version of the Cocteau Twins' "Athol-Brose" that surprises on many levels. Covering a group as unique as the Cocteaus is risky, but Nouvelle Vague manage to translate the song's woozy gorgeousness into silky, subtle bossa nova that is a little more grounded yet still sublimely sensual. Likewise, their version of "All Cats Are Grey" honors the mystique of the Cure's original while imbuing it with just enough playfulness. More of Nouvelle Vague's mischief is on display with "Love Comes in Spurts," which gives Richard Hell & the Voidoids' brash punk a radical makeover along the lines of their reworking of the Dead Kennedys' "Too Drunk to Fuck." Meanwhile, Collin's "Loneliness" and Libaux's "Maladroit" are pieces of pretty French pop that suggest that this musical tradition could become Nouvelle Vague's future.
Product Details
Release Date: | 11/25/2016 |
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Label: | Kwaidan Records |
UPC: | 4012957337029 |
catalogNumber: | 70 |
Rank: | 26360 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Nouvelle Vague Primary ArtistJanne Haavisto Percussion,Drums
Camille Vocals
Marc Collin Organ,Keyboards,Clavinet
Melanie Pain Vocals
Olivier Libaux Bass,Guitar,Percussion,Keyboards,solina
Élodie Frégé Vocals
Thibaut Barbillon Bass,Guitar
Liset Alea Vocals,Background Vocals
Nadeah Miranda Vocals
Nicola Tescari Piano
Mathieu Coupat Organ,Piano,Clavinet
Tero Pennanen Accordion
Clara Luciani Vocals
Julien Boye Percussion,Drums
Technical Credits
Cocteau Twins ComposerBrian Eno Composer
Simon Gallup Composer
Joey Ramone Composer
Dee Dee Ramone Composer
Johnny Ramone Composer
Robert Smith Composer
Laurence Tolhurst Composer
Marc Collin Composer,Programming,Producer
Olivier Libaux Composer,Programming
Élodie Frégé Composer
Liset Alea Composer
George Peter Composer
Richard Meyers Composer
Pascal Blua Artwork
Franck Genis Illustrations
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