SINGLE REVIEW: CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG – ANNA

As the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg, Charlotte carries a lot of musical expectation on her shoulders. Having Beck by her side for her last album ‘IRM’ must’ve helped her along the way a little, his influence is still occasionally apparent and her vocal style could be likened to her breathy and deep sounding French father. ‘Anna’ is one of the louder guitar based offerings from the new LP ‘Stage Whisper’, an... Read More

ALBUM: Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM

Charlotte Gainsbourg may very nearly share a surname with a hill-town in darkest Lincolnshire, but in fact she shares more in common with Jared Leto than arable land and sausages. This is because she an actress (a good one, best actress at Cannes Film Festival 2009 anyone?) and also a musician. So not like Jared Leto then, but you get the idea. IRM, her third studio album (what, you didn’t know?) was produced by Beck, who Charlotte lured into... Read More

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