Cult French covers band Nouvelle Vague are set to have a very busy time later this year. The group are releasing a new EP in September, going on tour in November and are gearing up to release a new album. Led by Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux – and very often accompanied by a variety of talented female vocalists – their upcoming new LP I Could Be Happy promises to feature a host of punk and post punk standards recorded in the group’s distinctive new wave, bossa nova style.
For those unable to wait, Nouvelle Vague will bridge the gap with a new EP, Athol-Brose, on 2nd September. Featuring the vocal talents of Liset Alea and Élodie Frégé, it contains a mixture of covers, remixes and original material. The group tackle Buzzcocks’ ‘Ever Fallen in Love’ and Cocteau Twins’ ‘Athol-Brose,’ while producer and singer Dream Koala remixes the band’s take on Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart.’
‘Athol-Brose’ has also been chosen to help tease I Could Be Happy in a new, short video. The teaser trailer shows clips of Liset Alea and the band rehearsing and later recording the luscious cover at the Studio Saint Germain in Paris, giving a taste of what to expect from the record.
Athol-Brose, extract from the forth coming album of Nouvelle Vague : ‘I Could Be Happy’.
The Fat Angel Sings 