New Wave (The Auteurs album)

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.

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

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Haines.

  • "Show Girl" - 4:06
  • "Bailed Out" - 3:44
  • "American Guitars" - 3:31
  • "Junk Shop Clothes" - 2:42
  • "Don't Trust the Stars" - 2:25
  • "Starstruck" - 2:59
  • "How Could I Be Wrong" - 3:53
  • "Housebreaker" - 2:57
  • "Valet Parking" - 2:55
  • "Idiot Brother" - 5:45
  • "Early Years" - 2:40
  • "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)
  • "She Might Take a Train" - 1:38
  • "Subculture (They Can't Find Him)" - 2:13
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    HOW COULD I BE WRONG

    by: The Auteurs

    In my role
    As a groundbreaker
    As a pallbearer
    In my past life
    As a benefactor
    My lost years
    As an actor
    The stars are brighter
    Are lighter
    Then they have been
    for years
    Those stars are tighter
    At one time
    I've never seen so many
    How could I be wrong?
    In my role
    As a peacemaker
    As a lifesaver
    In your room
    As a plan hatcher




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