Even though 5:55 isn't technically Charlotte Gainsbourg's first solo album (that would be Charlotte for Ever, which was released when she was 13), it is her first solo album as an adult and, with the help of a dream team of collaborators, it's a fittingly sophisticated set that touches on her father Serge's brilliantly louche, literate pop without being overshadowed by it. Air's Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin (who paid tribute to Serge Gainsbourg particularly well on 10,000 Hz Legend's "Wonder Milky Bitch") wrote 5:55's delicate music, while Jarvis Cocker and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon penned its lyrics. This mingling of French and English influences is mirrored in Gainsbourg's subtly expressive voice and accent, which provides the perfect complement to the album's lush sounds and vivid imagery. On "AF607105" -- the most Air-like song here -- she's a stewardess recounting the most glamorous plane crash ever; she performs an autopsy on a relationship on "The Operation," finally stating that "the heart was rejected by the host." As good as the atmospheric heartache of the first half of 5:55 is, it's on the second half, when Gainsbourg and her crew stretch out a bit, that the album really gets interesting. "Jamais," a slightly tough, witty cautionary tale about literally acting like you're in love, is a standout, while the sexy, obsessive "Beauty Mark" and "Everything I Cannot See" would make her father proud.
Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte has long been a star of French cinema. The daughter of noted actor, poet Serge Gainsbourg and model Jane Birkin is now making her mark on the music scene. 5:55, her first album in over 20 years features the lyrics of Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) and Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy) and the music of Air. The record produced by Nigel Goodrich (REM, Travis, Radiohead, Be...
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*She is intelligent, elegant, beautiful and she is the daughter of "Papa Poule" Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.*Charlotte Gainsbourg, will be releasing her much anticipated album "5:55" this coming August 28th.Perhaps most people recognise her as Serge's little girl, the adolescent voice of "Charlotte Forever", but this doesn't take into account her impressive film career in France and abroad; he...
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*She is intelligent, elegant, beautiful and she is the daughter of "Papa Poule" Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.*Charlotte Gainsbourg, will be releasing her much anticipated album "5:55" this coming August 28th.Perhaps most people recognise her as Serge's little girl, the adolescent voice of "Charlotte Forever", but this doesn't take into account her impressive film career in France and abroad; he...
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Good morning MOG. I've been in a Charlotte mood for about, oh, a year and a half. I keep coming back to this brilliant record, produced by Air and Jarvis Cocker. Enjoy!Beauty Mark (live with Air)Everything I Cannot See (live)The Operation (vid)The Songs That We Sing (live, although I strongly suspect lip synching. For shame Charlotte! But I still love you)Title track (vid)and, my absolute favor...
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Her Mother's Daughter too. When listening to Charlotte Gainsbourg's recent single "5:55" there is no doubt that she is the offspring of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin if you are familiar with their work together(no pun intended)I haven't a clue what she's saying but its a beautiful, evocative song. I dare you not to sigh and relax while listening to it.
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Magnifique!
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Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte has long been a star of French cinema. The daughter of noted actor, poet Serge Gainsbourg and model Jane Birkin is now making her mark on the music scene. 5:55, her first album in over 20 years features the lyrics of Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) and Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy) and the music of Air. The record produced by Nigel Goodrich (REM, Travis, Radiohead, Be...
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Here is a new song by Charlotte Gainsbourg. Way more rad than Maroon 5.
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| 1 5:55 |
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| 2 AF607105 |
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| 3 The Operation |
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| 4 Tel Que Tu Es |
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| 5 The Songs That We Sing |
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| 6 Beauty Mark |
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| 7 Little Monsters |
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| 8 Jamais |
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| 9 Night-Time Intermission |
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| 10 Everything I Cannot See |
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| 11 Morning Song |
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| 12 Set Yourself On Fire |
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| 13 Somewhere Between Waking & Sleeping |
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