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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 initialism 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 by EA Sports , FIFA 11 .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Master's Hands" Beck 2:49 2. "IRM" Beck 2:35 3. "Le Chat du Café des Artistes" Beck, Jean-Pierre Ferland , Michel Robidoux 4:03 4. "In the End" Beck 2:00 5. "Heaven Can Wait " Beck 2:41 6. "Me and Jane Doe" Beck 3:21 7. "Vanities" Beck 3:38 8. "Time of the Assassins" Beck 2:46 9. "Trick Pony" Beck 2:53 10. "Greenwich Mean Time" Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg 2:25 11. "Dandelion" Beck 3:18 12. "Voyage" Beck 4:05 13. "La Collectionneuse" Beck, Guillaume Apollinaire 5:15
String arrangements by David Campbell (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
Bonus tracks
Digital editions Title 14. "Looking Glass Blues" 2:42
VirginMega edition Title 15. "Heaven Can Wait" (Jackson "Escalator" Mix) 7:06
Reception
The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22]
Charts
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalogue
Belgium
4 December 2009
CD
France
7 December 2009
Because Music
CD
Switzerland
7 December 2009
CD
Canada
8 December 2009
Warner Music
CD
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
Sunset Sound EP
On 13 April 2010, Gainsbourg released a five-track EP called Sunset Sound EP , which contains four songs from IRM recorded live at Sunset Sound Recorders with Beck Hansen .[25]
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, Carcassonne
14 July 2010 - Traffic Festival, Turin
15 July 2010 - Festival Internacional de Benicàssim , Benicàssim
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
References
^ "Heaven Can Wait by Charlotte Gainsbourg on iTunes" . Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "Time of the Assassins by Charlotte Gainsbourg on Amazon" . Amazon.fr. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ Hughes, Josiah (2010-04-15). "Time of the Assassins single release" . Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "IRM Songfacts" . Songfacts.com. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ " "IRM" Charlotte Gainsbourg New Album produced by Beck" . 9 October 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009 .
^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg's Skull Sessions" . February 2010.
^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven can wait" . YouTube. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "The 20 Best Videos of 2009" . SPIN.com. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ AllMusic review
^ Williams, Christian (2010-02-02). "The A.V. Club review" . Avclub.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "BBC Music review" . Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ McCormick, Neil (2010-01-19). "The Daily Telegraph review" . London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ Kevin E.G. Perry (2010-01-21). "Drowned in Sound review" . Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ Maddy Costa (21 January 2010). "The Guardian review" . London: Guardian. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "Los Angeles Times review" . Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "Pitchfork review" . Pitchfork.com. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ Miller, Michael. "PopMatters review" . Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ Young, Jon. "Spin review" . Spin.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ The Times review [dead link ]
^ "Uncut review" . Uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ Studarus, Laura. "Under the Radar review" . Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ IRM reviews Metacritic. Retrieved on 7 April 2010
^ Steffen Hung. "Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM" . lescharts.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg - Irm" . Musimundo.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ Hughes, Josiah (2010-04-15). "XXXChange, Matthew Dear Remix Charlotte Gainsbourg on New EP" . Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "Charlotte Gainsbourg Plays Her First-Ever Concert" . SPIN.com. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
^ "/ Arts - Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel, New York" . Ft.com. 2010-01-27. 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. Retrieved 2011-02-28 .
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