Nouvelle Vague at Mohawk
It’s hard to go wrong with French pop. When Yelle came to town a few years ago, you know I was in the middle of that party. And though the differences between their electro-dance and the dreamy, bossa nova cover-heavy pop of Nouvelle Vague are numerous, the draw still stands.
While they didn’t blow my mind, the show was a lot of fun, and their covers were great. They have the equation down pat: recall the original song – exactly duplicate + subsist well on their own.
I dug both of the encores: Love Will Tear Us Apart, and In A Manner of Speaking. Each allowed the two singers an opportunity to showcase her vocals alone on-stage.
The only downsides to the night were their late start (30 minutes after they were supposed to go on, really?), and the fact that going to this show meant missing RJD2 at Emo’s. But hey, the odds of catching a French group again versus an American group I’ve already seen? Totally worth it… and did you see the coat she was wearing? Ridic!
