I generally don't support any group that rises to fame based off a cover song that tugs at nostalgic strings we all feel for certain ditties from our past. It's a shameless grab for attention riding on someone else' coattails. But when a band decides to do an all cover album, it is extraordinarily ballsey to say the least. And not in a good way. (Anybody else cringe the first time that punk band put out that all covers album a few years ago? What the fuck was their name? Exactly.)
Nouvelle Vague is not big. You won't hear them on the radio unless you listen to college radio or maybe a few public stations out there. The market for Bossa Nova just isn't what it used to be. They're technically breaking a ton of No-No's by 1)trying to cover timeless classics from the post punk era, and 2) Completely fucking with the feeling of them.
Pure Balls.
Picking The Dead Kennedys: Too drunk to Fuck is an inspired choice.
While recording a cover of Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart is really pushing it. Incidentally I don't really even care that much About Joy Division. But I've see enough psychotically rabid Euro Trash fans out there to wonder whether Nouvelle Vague has got a death wish. Fuck em.
Lastly, there are some absolutely horrid covers on here as evidenced by the cover of I just can't get enough. The original sucks, and this does nothing to improve it. In fact it's like reminding someone they had a historectamy by kicking them in the crotch.
Still the majority of it is rather enjoyable. bossa nova has a way of making you want Mai Tais and a sunny beach and this is no exception. It's just kinda weird hearing all these young driven angsty choice from yesteryear in this format.
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