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Nouveaux, originally hailing from Michigan, released two albums for Benson Records in the early 90's, Beginnings and ...And This Is How I Feel. The band consisted of Paul Alan, Steve Ashley, Kurt Lehman, K.C. Smothers, Brad Angus, and Jeff Ausdemore.

Beginnings was an over-produced def Leppard-like clone, but ...And This Is How I Feel saw the group hit their stride with a melodic earthy/acoustic sound that spawned multiple top 5 hits.

After the demise of the group, Alan went on to a solo career, releasing Falling Awake on Aluminum Records and garnering two hit singles ("She's the Reason" and "Leaving Lonely"). .