Apr 222025
 
Nouvelle Vague and Hannah Hu

The latest iteration of Marc Collin’s Nouvelle Vague project, now 20 years old and still going strong, sees him and his musical partners delve deeper into the New Wave sounds of the ’80s, whilst not restricting themselves to bossa nova as the vehicle for interpretation or working only with his regular, mainly Francophone, female singer-collaborators. Their latest single is a case in point. British vocalist Hannah Hu provides vocals and, no doubt, context for a cover of a B-side from a single of Colour Field, a short-lived vehicle for The Specials frontman, the sadly now-late Terry Hall. It may be the first recorded cover of “Sorry.” Continue reading »