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New Wave is the 1993 debut album by British alternative rock band The Auteurs. In 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released the album on 180gsm Vinyl and as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, rarities, radio session tracks and the original 4-track demos that led to the band's signing with Hut Records.

New Wave
Studio album by The Auteurs
Released	22 February 1993 (1993-02-22)
Genre	Alternative rock, indie pop
Length	43:41
Label	Hut
Producer	Phil Vinall, Luke Haines
The Auteurs chronology
New Wave (1993) Now I'm a Cowboy (1994)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[4]
The Irish Times	[5]
Record Collector	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Select	4/5[8]
The Village Voice	A−[9]

In a retrospective review, Jake Kennedy of Record Collector said it was not the band's best effort, but considered it a "canny time capsule, bundled up with all the retro glam of the era", with a number of lyircl topics which "confuse and charm in equal measure".[6]

The album was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize. It is now included in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list.[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Haines.[11]

Original 1993 CD/LP (CDHUT7/HUTLP7)

1. "Show Girl" - 4:06
2. "Bailed Out" - 3:44
3. "American Guitars" - 3:31
4. "Junk Shop Clothes" - 2:42
5. "Don't Trust the Stars" - 2:25
6. "Starstruck" - 2:59
7. "How Could I Be Wrong" - 3:53
8. "Housebreaker" - 2:57
9. "Valet Parking" - 2:55
10. "Idiot Brother" - 5:45
11. "Early Years" - 2:40
12. "Home Again" - 3:24 / "Subculture (They Can't Find Him)" - 2:13 (hidden track; it follows 20 seconds of silence after the end of "Home Again")

• Free 7" (HUTL2)

1. "She Might Take a Train" - 1:38
2. "Subculture (They Can't Find Him)" - 2:13

2014 expanded edition bonus tracks (Disc 1)

1. "Subculture (They Can't Find Him)"
2. "She Might Take a Train"
3. "Glad to Be Gone"
4. "Staying Power"
5. "Wedding Day"
6. "High Diving Horses"

2014 Expanded Edition Bonus Tracks (Disc 2)

1. "Housebreaker (Rough Trade Singles Club 7")"
2. "Valet Parking (Rough Trade Singles Club 7")"
3. "Housebreaker (Acoustic Version)"
4. "Junk Shop Clothes (Acoustic Version)"
5. "Starstruck (Acoustic Version)"
6. "Home Again (Acoustic Version)"
7. "Junk Shop Clothes (1993 BBC Radio 1 Session)"
8. "New French Junkshop (1993 BBC Radio 1 Session)"
9. "Government Bookstore (1993 BBC Radio 1 Session)"
10. "How Could I Be Wrong (1993 BBC Radio 1 Session)"
11. "Bailed Out (Original 4-Track Demo)"
12. "American Guitars (Original 4-Track Demo)"
13. "Showgirl (Original 4-Track Demo)"
14. "Glad to Be Gone (Original 4-Track Demo)"
15. "Starstruck (Original 4-Track Demo)"
16. "Early Years (Original 4-Track Demo)"

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[11]

The Auteurs

• Luke Haines – guitar, piano, vocals
• Alice Readman – bass guitar
• Glenn Collins – drums

Additional musicians

• James Banbury – cello
• Chris Wyles – percussion
• Kuljit Bhamra – percussion
• Joe Beckett – percussion

Production

• Phil Vinall – engineer, producer
• Luke Haines – producer
• Stefan de Batselier – photography
• Peter Barrett – sleeve design
• Andrew Biscomb – sleeve design

References

External links

• New Wave at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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