New Wave (The Auteurs album)

After the demise of the Servants, musicians Luke Haines and Alice Readman formed the Auteurs; former Dog Unit drummer Glenn Collins joined soon after. The trio made their live debut in April 1992 at the Euston Rails Club in London, signing to Hut Records, a subsidiary of major label Virgin Records. British press saw the band as part of a potential glam rock revival, while American press would plainly compare them to Suede.Thompson 2000, p. 162 Author Dave Thompson wrote in his book Alternative Rock (2000) that New Wave laid the groundwork for what would subsequently become Britpop.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-wave-mw0000098032 |title=New Wave – The Auteurs |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=23 September 2015 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

| rev2 = Alternative Rock

| rev2Score = 8/10Thompson 2000, p. 163

| rev3 = Drowned in Sound

| rev3Score = 9/10{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18048/reviews/4147350 |title=Album Review: The Auteurs – New Wave (expanded edition) |work=Drowned in Sound |date=24 January 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2016 |last=Slaughter |first=Matthew |archive-date=15 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115125023/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18048/reviews/4147350 |url-status=dead }}

| rev4 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |publisher=Omnibus Press |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}

| rev5 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev5Score = A−{{cite magazine |title=The Auteurs: New Wave |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=7 May 1993 |page=58}}

| rev6 = The Irish Times

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-auteurs-new-wave-expanded-edition-1.1715114 |title=The Auteurs: New Wave (Expanded Edition) |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=7 March 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2016 |last=Clayton-Lea |first=Tony}}

| rev7 = Record Collector

| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|last=Kennedy|first=Jake|title=Reviews|journal=Record Collector|issue=425|date=March 2014|issn=0261-250X|page=88}}

| rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book |chapter=The Auteurs |last=Harris |first=Keith |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/29 29–30] }}

| rev9 = Select

| rev9Score = 4/5{{cite journal |title=The Auteurs: New Wave |journal=Select |issue=33 |date=March 1993 |last=Cavanagh |first=David |page=67}}

| rev10 = The Village Voice

| rev10Score = A−{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv393-93.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=The Village Voice |date=6 April 1993 |accessdate=17 June 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

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"Show Girl" was released the lead single in December 1992, ahead of New Wave, which appeared in early 1993. By this point, celloist James Banbury joined the band. By mid-1993, Collins was replaced by Barny C. Rockford.

Thompson referred to the album as a "university thesis on how to build Brit-pop, shot through with such startlingly intelligent perversity that the end result is more of a template than a tribute." He singled "Show Girl" and "Junk Shop Clothes" as highlights. Stereo Review wrote that "Haines is a brooder who tends toward minor keys and bleak but arresting lyrics that obsess on the darker side of showbiz and celebrity."{{cite magazine |title=New Wave by the Auteurs |magazine=Stereo Review |date=Aug 1993 |volume=58 |issue=8 |page=82}} The Washington Post concluded that "not all these songs are as catchy as 'Bailed Out' or 'Early Years' but those who empathize with Haines's self-mocking boho sensibility will find New Wave immensely appealing."{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Mark |title=From the Villages of London, Brooklyn |work=The Washington Post |date=16 Apr 1993 |page=N14}}

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 lyrical topics which "confuse and charm in equal measure".

Thompson said that it was one of the most acclaimed albums in 1993. It was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize. It is now included in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list.{{Cite web|url = http://www.1001beforeyoudie.com/uk_1001_albums.html|title = 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die|date = |accessdate = 20 August 2014|website = 1001 Before You Die|publisher = Quintessence Editions Ltd.|last = |first = }}

All songs written by Luke Haines.

;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 per booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=New Wave |others=The Auteurs |year=1993 |type=Booklet |publisher=Hut Recordings|id=CDHUT 7/263 306}}

;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

Citations

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• {{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Thompson (author)|title=Alternative Rock|series=Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion|year=2000|publisher=Miller Freeman Books|location=San Francisco, California|isbn=0-87930-607-6}}

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• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_khtIueY6nZekcZJ6pKCA2-_X3MPIitzQo New Wave] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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