Classix Nouveaux was one of the first new romantic acts in England. Althoug… Read Full Bio ↴Classix Nouveaux was one of the first new romantic acts in England. Although Classix Nouveaux's more guitar-heavy sound separated them from the mostly synthetic rhythms of Japan and Ultravox, the group's appetite for stylish fashion and danceable keyboards had them quickly associated with the flashier parts of the budding new wave movement. Formed in 1979 with Sal Solo (vocals), Mik Sweeney (bass), BP Hurding (drums), and Jak Airport (guitar), Classix Nouveaux originated in the punk underground, namely from the ashes of the controversial X-Ray Spex.
After banshee wailer Poly Styrene departed from X-Ray Spex, the remaining members held auditions for a replacement singer. Solo won the approval of a few of Styrene's former bandmates, and they debuted at the Music Machine on August 1979. Airport left the group before they even recorded their first single; he was replaced by Gary Steadman. In 1981, Classix Nouveaux released "Guilty," one of their most well-known tracks; the track was a Top-20 hit in Sweden and received interest in the U.K. as well as the U.S. The music video also received airplay on MTV.
A year later, the single "Is It a Dream" reached number 13 on the U.K. charts. Despite successful tours in Yugoslavia, Finland, and Poland, none of Classix Nouveaux's three albums truly catapulted them beyond cult status in Britain or America, getting lost in the shuffle of other new romantic groups that they had originally influenced. The band split up in 1985, and Solo started recording Christian music.
In 2021 band has reunited and released album with re-recorded songs from their back catalogue plus some new material in November 2023 entitled "Battle Cry"
After banshee wailer Poly Styrene departed from X-Ray Spex, the remaining members held auditions for a replacement singer. Solo won the approval of a few of Styrene's former bandmates, and they debuted at the Music Machine on August 1979. Airport left the group before they even recorded their first single; he was replaced by Gary Steadman. In 1981, Classix Nouveaux released "Guilty," one of their most well-known tracks; the track was a Top-20 hit in Sweden and received interest in the U.K. as well as the U.S. The music video also received airplay on MTV.
A year later, the single "Is It a Dream" reached number 13 on the U.K. charts. Despite successful tours in Yugoslavia, Finland, and Poland, none of Classix Nouveaux's three albums truly catapulted them beyond cult status in Britain or America, getting lost in the shuffle of other new romantic groups that they had originally influenced. The band split up in 1985, and Solo started recording Christian music.
In 2021 band has reunited and released album with re-recorded songs from their back catalogue plus some new material in November 2023 entitled "Battle Cry"
The End... Or The Beginning
Classix Nouveaux Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Classix Nouveaux:
627 Down in the country where I was born, We′d go to…
Because You're Young Time goes by Questions they don't answer while (Still the sa…
Every Home Should Have One Ears that hear when no-one's around Miles away they process…
Guilty Don't say I know what you're thinking It's plain to see I…
Heart From the Start Enclosed in circles we are fated to be, While I am…
Inside Outside As i stop and look around me Tell me what do…
Is It A Dream Is it a dream? Is it a dream? Is it a dream? Another…
Is It a Dream (Extended Version) Another broken dream, they say all the time Sorry if I…
La Verité We were young So many times we heard them say How love…
Never Again Where are the days The days that time erased Innocence we…
Never Never Comes Imagery We never come to see is blind Far outside…
No Other Way Where are the days The days that time erased Innocence we…
No Sympathy No Violins Don't talk to me, I will talk to the wall Men…
Or A Movie When you feel you are lonely You think you're the only One…
Run Away So you thought you'd lost me - buried and forgotten Wriggle…
San Damiano Only you San damiano Lady of the roses own Only…
Soldier On all sides we're fighting all the time And there is…
The Robots Dance Now we have made machines To work our industries Better th…
To Believe How can we believe? Everyone that comes our way? Time and ti…
Tokyo Once we used to lead the way But now we drag…
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Marta
❤️❤️❤️ super muzyka ♥️♥️♥️ super zespół 🥰🥰🥰
Jarosława Buczyńska
Uwielbiam ten zespół
graywolf vfy
Thanks a lot for uploading this 🙏 Very nice music 👏👏👏
banitka72
These were the days.... Classix Nouveaux were one of the very few who performed in my country (behind the Iron Curtain, back then), and even twice. Anyone has got the video for "Heartbeat" by any chance ? I would appreciate :)
Valerii Piasetskyi
Обожнюю цю пісню, а кліп просто геніальний!
Sovery Strange
What a great video! Excellent direction and cinematography and without big time producers! As good as anything Duran Duran would have done in that time...
Dana Guy
No one could 'rock' a cloak/cape like Sal Sol!
mikeszko
Wspaniale!
tato clever
Such a memorable song!You´re right it was just outside Southwark Cathedral.
Astronaut2005 Drummer
One more video of Classix Nouveaux?! Oh my God! This is the first time I saw this one. The video image has great quality. Thanks to post the End... or the beginning video here. :) Do you have the "Never Again" video?