Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg is an strange one (All the best ones are).
A French actress/singer, Charlotte grew up making movies, and recording music (Including the song ‘lemon incest’ with her father when she was 13!) before releasing her solo CD 5.55 in 2006.
Her latest CD IDM has just been released, a collaboration with Beck, compared to her previous love songs, this CD is far darker, focusing on Charlotte’s near death experience over the last year. I am not normally a fan of female vocalists, but I instantly fell for this CD.
These songs provide a great starting point to the rest of the CD. IDM is a dark almost electro track, featuring Charlotte singing over trippy synths and drums. It’s intense, short and to the point.
Heaven Can Wait shows the Beck influences more, they both sing, over guitar & tambourine, the happy upbeat music juxtaposed against the somber lyrics.
If you normally like girls, you will adore this CD.
Charlotte Gainsbourg Website : http://www.charlottegainsbourg.com/
Charlotte Gainsbourg MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/charlottegainsbourg
IRM
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Heaven Can Wait
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