Acoustic (Nouvelle Vague album)

Acoustic is a live album by the French covers band Nouvelle Vague, recorded at a concert at the Auditório Municipal Augusto Cabrita in Barreiro, Portugal. All songs are acoustic versions of songs from the band's studio albums Nouvelle Vague, Bande à Part and 3, except for "Sweet Dreams" and "Relax" which do not appear on any of those albums.

Acoustic
Live album by Nouvelle Vague
Released	2009
Recorded	Auditório Municipal Augusto Cabrita, Barreiro, Portugal, 5 February 2009
Genre	Jazz Bossa nova Lounge
Label	New Sound Dimension under license from Peacefrog
Producer	Luis Carlos for New Sound Dimension
Nouvelle Vague chronology
Bande à Part (2006) Acoustic (2009) 3 (2009)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	[1]

PopMatters wrote that the album "succeeds where so many [live albums] have failed, by creating a loose and free-wheeling sound which should please listeners today, as much as it appears to have pleased the assembled crowd back in 2009."[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original Artist	Length
1.	"The Killing Moon" (from Bande à Part)	Echo & the Bunnymen	3:42
2.	"A Forest" (from Nouvelle Vague)	The Cure	2:35
3.	"Ever Fallen In Love" (from Bande à Part)	Buzzcocks	3:12
4.	"Don't Go" (from Bande à Part)	Yazoo	4:29
5.	"Blue Monday" (from Bande à Part)	New Order	2:10
6.	"Human Fly" (from Bande à Part)	The Cramps	4:07
7.	"Guns of Brixton" (from Nouvelle Vague)	The Clash	3:36
8.	"Too Drunk To Fuck" (from Nouvelle Vague)	Dead Kennedys	5:39
9.	"God Save the Queen" (from 3)	Sex Pistols	3:28
10.	"Heart of Glass" (from Bande à Part)	Blondie	5:27
11.	"Sweet Dreams"	Eurythmics	5:23
12.	"Dance with Me" (from Bande à Part)	The Lords of the New Church	3:38
13.	"In a Manner of Speaking" (from Nouvelle Vague)	Tuxedomoon	4:05
14.	"Love Will Tear Us Apart" (from Nouvelle Vague)	Joy Division	4:26
15.	"Blister in the Sun" (from 3)	Violent Femmes	4:16
16.	"This Is Not a Love Song" (from Nouvelle Vague)	Public Image Ltd.	3:14
17.	"Just Can't Get Enough" (from Nouvelle Vague)	Depeche Mode	3:30
18.	"Relax"	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	5:53

References

1. Fenwick, Tom (4 September 2012). "Album review". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 March 2016.