Pop · 2009 · 13 tracks

3

Post-punk angst reimagined as elegant bossa nova. Breathy French vocals and nylon-string guitars turn dark eighties classics into sun-drenched, acoustic daydreams.

It's like your favorite 80s mixtapes, but re-recorded in a sunny Parisian apartment with just an acoustic guitar.

A sophisticated, sun-drenched exhale that finds the hidden tenderness in punk-era angst.

3 · vs · Nouvelle Vague

Playful+1.0σ

Playful saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks

01

Master and Servant

3:19

02

Blister in the Sun

3:12

03

Road to Nowhere

3:11

04

All My Colours

3:58

05

The American

3:43

06

Heaven

4:09

07

Parade

4:04

08

Metal

3:47

09

Ça plane pour moi

3:22

10

Our Lips Are Sealed

3:30

11

God Save the Queen

2:46

12

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

5:00

13

So Lonely

3:52

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the aggressive synth-pop origins of Master and Servant into a slow, seductive acoustic shuffle.

The way the frantic energy of Blister in the Sun is replaced by a playful, hand-clapped folk rhythm.

The haunting, slowed-down vocal delivery on So Lonely that turns a reggae-rock hit into a fragile confession.

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