Typically, when actors make the transition to music, the results can range from mixed to regrettable. But for Charlotte Gainsbourg, the daughter of French pop artists Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, there's an obvious musical pedigree. And while that almost certainly brings with it unreasonably high expectations, Gainsbourg has successfully plotted her own path as both an actress — working with directors Todd Haynes, Michel Gondry and Lars von Trier — and a singer-songwriter. For one thing, Gainsbourg knows how to attract top-shelf collaborators who bring out her best side.
On her 2006 album 5:55, Gainsbourg surrounded herself with a remarkable lineup: music by Air, lyrics by Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, and production by Nigel Godrich. Gainsbourg's new follow-up, IRM, continues in that spirit, this time turning to Beck, who produced and co-wrote the album. You can hear IRM in its entirety here, a week before its release on Jan. 26. MORE HERE
LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM HERE
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