Nouvelle Vague is the brainchild of French producers Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, who started the unique project in 2004, appropriating classic 80’s songs from the punk, post-punk and new wave canon and reinterpreting them as Brazilian Bossa Nova.
Nouvelle Vague employed a legion of female singers, many unknown until their performances with the band. Over the course of four records, they sold more than one million albums worldwide, including their self-titled 2004 album and 2006’s ‘Bande A Part’ —which were released in the US. The band toured internationally including sold out shows at Royal Albert Hall in London, The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Olympia in Paris.
After a several year hiatus, Collin and Libaux embark on a new chapter in the Nouvelle Vague saga. Their new work not only contains the punk and post-punk reinventions that the band is known for but includes new remixes of Nouvelle Vague classic songs recorded with traditional live musicians and also marks the first original compositions by Libaux and Collin.
Their EP, ‘Athol-Brose’, is out on September 2, and can be pre-ordered here. You can see Nouvelle Vague live in concert at the following dates and venues:
15 Nov, London, Forum tickets
23 Nov – Berlin, Postbahnhof
24 Nov – Warsaw, Progresja Music Zone
25 Nov – Prague, Palak Akropolis
29 Nov – Wien, WUK
30 Nov – Budapest, A38 Ship
03 Dec – Lausanne – Les Dock s tickets
08 Dec – Au Flow – Paris tickets
23 Feb – Bruxelles – Botanic
Find Nouvelle Vague online on Facebook, Spotify, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Check out their cover of the Cocteau Twins’ song, ‘Athol-Brose’:
