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Nouvelle Vague is a Bossa nova act. Their sound grew out of Cœur de pirate, Gerald Toto, XTC, Killing Joke and The Clash. Those roots explain a lot about how Nouvelle Vague arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pink Martini, Moriarty, Flunk, Yael Naim and The Dø, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gabriella Cilmi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Nouvelle Vague, reaching back through Cœur de pirate and forward to Gabriella Cilmi. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Nouvelle Vague connections
Nouvelle Vague grew out of Cœur de pirate, Gerald Toto, XTC and Killing Joke, shares an orbit with Pink Martini, Moriarty, Flunk and Yael Naim, went on to shape Gabriella Cilmi. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Nouvelle Vague
Sounds and acts that shaped Nouvelle Vague.
- Cœur de pirateartist
- Gerald Totoartist
- XTCartist
- Killing Jokeartist
- The Clashartist
- Joy Divisionartist
- The Cureartist
- The Undertonesartist
- Buzzcocksartist
- New Orderartist
- Echo & the Bunnymenartist
- Yazooartist
- Blondieartist
- Duran Duranartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- The Specialsartist
- Magazineartist
- The Saintsartist
- The Lords of the New Churchartist
- Josef Kartist
- Too Drunk to Fuckartist
Artists similar to Nouvelle Vague
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Nouvelle Vague.
- Pink Martiniartist
- Moriartyartist
- Flunkartist
- Yael Naimartist
- The Døartist
- Vanessa Paradisartist
- Zazartist
- Les Rita Mitsoukoartist
- Airartist
- Cat Powerartist
- Astrud Gilbertoartist
- Jainartist
- Smoke Cityartist
- Cocoonartist
- Groove Armadaartist
- Rhyeartist
- Zaho de Sagazanartist
- Lilly Wood & The Prickartist
- Thievery Corporationartist
- Julien Doréartist
- Kid Francescoliartist
- Toscaartist
- Beth Ortonartist
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