The Bowery Presents (Venue Partner)
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Nouvelle Vague
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Saturday Jan 23, 2010 (7:30pm)
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$25
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“Nouvelle Vague play inventive arrangements of some of our favorite new wave songs, like Talking Heads' "Road to Nowhere" done in a Hank Williams style — that is, of course, if he was a woman with a seductively airy voice. The singers add a special richness to the music, particularly on the bossa nova cover of Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun." Depeche Mode's Martin Gore even makes a guest appearance on NV's take on his famously debaucherous duo, "Master and Servant." They won't be back in New York for a while, so be sure to catch them tonight at Webster Hall.”
Chris Kompanek, Flavorpill
Webster Hall
www.websterhall.com
125 E 11th St.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 353-1600
Nouvelle Vague, the French band that conquered the world with bossa nova covers of punk and new wave classics, return in time for summer with their third album “3”. Led by producer/arrangers Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and sung by a revolving cast of chanteuses, the group’s first two albums, Nouvelle Vague (2004) and Bande A Part (2006) have sold well over half-a-million copies. Not wishing to tinker with this winning formula, but evolving all the same, Nouvelle Vague “3” picks up where Bande A Part left off, and this time they’re performing duets with the original singers. The other way NV3 differs from its predecessors is in the arrangements of the songs. Aside from the reggae and bossa nova interpretations, the songs are also inspired by country music and bluegrass. For this is what they do best; they take the songs that you adore and make you fall in love with them all over again.
