IRM is the third studio album by French electropop singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, with all songs written and produced by Beck except "Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes" (written by Jean-Pierre Ferland). The album title was inspired by the French acronym for a MRI scanner.[4] The title track was released as a free download on 9 October 2009.[5] The album was mostly recorded at Beck's home studio in Los Angeles, California.[6] The lead single is "Heaven Can Wait", a duet with Beck, and was released on 2 November. The music video for "Heaven Can Wait" was directed by Keith Schofield and was released on 19 November 2009.[7] The video for "Heaven Can Wait" was named one of the Top 20 best music videos of 2009 by Spin Magazine.[8] "Trick Pony" is featured in the football video game FIFA 11.
[edit] Track listing
| 1. |
"Master's Hands" |
2:49 |
| 2. |
"IRM" |
2:35 |
| 3. |
"Le Chat du Café des Artistes" |
4:03 |
| 4. |
"In the End" |
2:00 |
| 5. |
"Heaven Can Wait" |
2:41 |
| 6. |
"Me and Jane Doe" |
3:21 |
| 7. |
"Vanities" |
3:38 |
| 8. |
"Time of the Assassins" |
2:46 |
| 9. |
"Trick Pony" |
2:53 |
| 10. |
"Greenwich Mean Time" |
2:25 |
| 11. |
"Dandelion" |
3:18 |
| 12. |
"Voyage" |
4:05 |
| 13. |
"La Collectionneuse" |
5:15 |
[edit] Bonus tracks
| 14. |
"Looking Glass Blues" |
2:42 |
| 15. |
"Heaven Can Wait (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Remix)" |
2:15 |
| 15. |
"Heaven Can Wait (Jackson "Escalator" Mix)" |
7:06 |
[edit] Reception
The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22]
[edit] Charts
[edit] Release history
| Region |
Date |
Label |
Format |
Catalogue |
| Belgium |
4 December 2009 |
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CD |
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| France |
7 December 2009 |
Because Music |
CD |
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| Switzerland |
7 December 2009 |
|
CD |
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| Canada |
8 December 2009 |
Warner Music |
CD |
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| Germany |
11 December 2009 |
CD |
|
| Brazil |
22 January 2010 |
CD |
825646842476 |
| United Kingdom |
25 January 2010 |
Because Music |
CD |
BEC5772602 |
| CD+DVD |
BEC5772603 |
| LP |
BEC5772607 |
| United States |
26 January 2010 |
Elektra |
CD |
|
| Argentina |
11 February 2010[24] |
Warner Music |
CD |
|
[edit] Sunset Sound EP
On 13 April 2010, Gainsbourg released a four-track EP called Sunset Sound EP, which contains four songs from IRM recorded live at Sunset Sound Recorders with Beck Hansen.[25]
[edit] Track listing
- "Heaven Can Wait" – 2:15
- "Greenwich Mean Time" – 2:35
- "Voyage" – 3:40
- "In the End" – 1:51
[edit] Promotional tour
To promote IRM, Gainsbourg embarked on her first live tour by performing at several venues, music festivals and television shows in North America, Europe and Asia.[26][27][28][29]
- 9 December 2009 – Taratata on France 2
- 10 December 2009 – Le Grand Journal on Canal+
- 11 December 2009 – Taratata on France 4
- 19 January 2010 – The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyn
- 20 January 2010 – The Bell House
- 22 January 2010 – Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia
- 22 January 2010 – Late Show with David Letterman
- 23 January 2010 – Exclusive concert and interview for Canal+ (France)
- 23 January 2010 – The Hiro Ballroom, New York City
- 28 January 2010 – Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW
- 11 April 2010 – Vogue Theatre, Vancouver
- 12 April 2010 – Elemental Night Club, Victoria, British Columbia
- 14 April 2010 - Live performance on KEXP-FM
- 14 April 2010 – Crocodile Cafe, Seattle
- 15 April 2010 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, Oregon
- 17 April 2010 – Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
- 18 April 2010 – Coachella Festival, Indio, California
- 21 April 2010 – Park West, Chicago
- 23 April 2010 – Olympia, Montreal
- 24 April 2010 – Olympia, Montreal
- 25 April 2010 – Webster Hall, New York City
- 14 June 2010 – Le Cargo, Caen
- 15 June 2010 - La Coopé, Clermont-Ferrand
- 16 June 2010 - La Cigale, Paris
- 19 June 2010 - Cirque Royal, Brussels
- 20 June 2010 - Aeronet, Lille
- 22 June 2010 - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
- 24 June 2010 - Les Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon
- 27 June 2010 - Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg
- 28 June 2010 - Volksbühne, Berlin
- 29 June 2010 - Malta Festival, Poznań
- 2 July 2010 - Eurockéennes, Belfort
- 3 July 2010 - Den Atelier, Luxembourg City
- 4 July 2010 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux
- 8 July 2010 - La Cigale, Paris
- 9 July 2010 - La Cigale, Paris
- 10 July 2010 - Les Ardentes, Liège
- 13 July 2010 - Théâtre J Deschamps, Carcassone
- 14 July 2010 - Traffic Festival, Turin
- 15 July 2010 - Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, Benicassim
- 16 July 2010 - Les Francofolies de La Rochelle, La Rochelle
- 18 July 2010 - Latitude Festival, Southwold
- 24 October 2010 - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
- 26 October 2010 - IMP Hall, Osaka
[edit] References
- ^ "Heaven Can Wait by Charlotte Gainsbourg on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heaven-can-wait-single/id339688444. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Time of the Assassins by Charlotte Gainsbourg on Amazon". Amazon.fr. 1970-01-01. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B003FQB3WU. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (2010-04-15). "Time of the Assassins single release". Exclaim.ca. http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=142&csid2=844&fid1=45799. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "IRM Songfacts". Songfacts.com. 2010-01-10. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18320. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ ""IRM" Charlotte Gainsbourg New Album produced by Beck". 9 October 2009. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=79041935&blogId=513587945. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg's Skull Sessions". L.A. Weekly. February 2010. http://drewtewksbury.com/2010/02/07/charlotte-gainsbourgs-skull-sessions/.
- ^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven can wait". YouTube. 2010-01-22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NARh2xZeegM. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "The 20 Best Videos of 2009". SPIN.com. 2009-12-14. http://www.spin.com/articles/20-best-videos-2009. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Williams, Christian (2010-02-02). "The A.V. Club review". Avclub.com. http://www.avclub.com/articles/charlotte-gainsbourg-irm,37750/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "BBC Music review". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xpnv. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ McCormick, Neil (2010-01-19). "The Daily Telegraph review". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7028264/Charlotte-Gainsbourg---IRM-review.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Kevin E.G. Perry (2010-01-21). "Drowned in Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15040/reviews/4138882. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Maddy Costa. "The Guardian review". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/21/charlotte-gainsbourg-irm. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25). "Los Angeles Times review". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/album-review-charlotte-gainsbourgs-irm.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.com. 2010-01-28. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13878-irm/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Miller, Michael. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/119618-charlotte-gainsbourg-irm. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Young, Jon. "Spin review". Spin.com. http://www.spin.com/reviews/charlotte-gainsbourg-irm-because-musicelektra. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ The Times review[dead link]
- ^ "Uncut review". Uncut.co.uk. http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/charlotte_gainsbourg/reviews/13912. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Studarus, Laura. "Under the Radar review". Undertheradarmag.com. http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/irm/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ IRM reviews Metacritic. Retrieved on 7 April 2010
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlotte+Gainsbourg&titel=IRM&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg - Irm". Musimundo.com. http://www.musimundo.com/producto-7063006842472~IRM.aspx. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (2010-04-15). "XXXChange, Matthew Dear Remix Charlotte Gainsbourg on New EP". Exclaim.ca. http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=142&csid2=844&fid1=45799. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg Plays Her First-Ever Concert". SPIN.com. 2010-01-20. http://www.spin.com/articles/charlotte-gainsbourg-plays-her-first-ever-concert. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "/ Arts - Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel, New York". Ft.com. 2010-01-27. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9fe5b420-0b69-11df-8232-00144feabdc0.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ http://www.charlottegainsbourg.com/#/live_en
- ^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg Conquers Stage and Screen, But Still Gets the Jitters". Spinner. 2010-05-03. http://www.spinner.com/2010/05/03/charlotte-gainsbourg-tour-stage-fright/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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