NOUVELLE VAGUE - Bande A Part Review

Although Nouvelle Vague's 2004 self-titled debut was a joy to behold for most, one wonders whether a follow-up which treads almost the exact same boards was a wise move for the French duo, aka Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux....full text When I first heard about Nouvelle Vague before their debut album came out, I didn't know what to make of it. I wanted with all my might for the album to be something glamorous and incredible, but deep down I had reservations and fear that it would come across as lame; something that no one (save the 12 year old girls and/or soccer moms of the world) would find mildly entertaining. ...full text It was something of a small miracle that the first Nouvelle Vague album managed to avoid the seemingly inherent kitsch of covering new wave classics as slinky bossa nova. Unfortunately, the group doesn't quite pull it off the second time around....full text