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IRM (album)

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Length
  
41:49

Artist
  
Charlotte Gainsbourg

Label
  
Because Music

IRM (2009)
  
Stage Whisper (2011)

Release date
  
7 December 2009

Producer
  
Beck

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Released
  
7 December 2009 (2009-12-07)

Genres
  
Pop music, Alternative rock, Indie pop, Experimental music

Similar
  
Charlotte Gainsbourg albums, Alternative rock albums

Charlotte gainsbourg irm full album


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. The title track was released as a free download on 9 October 2009. The album was mostly recorded at Beck's home studio in Los Angeles, California. 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. The video for "Heaven Can Wait" was named one of the Top 20 best music videos of 2009 by Spin Magazine. "Trick Pony" is featured in the football video game by EA Sports, FIFA 11.

Contents

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Track listing

String arrangements by David Campbell (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)

Reception

The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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.

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.

  • 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
  • Songs

    1Master's Hands2:48
    2IRM2:35
    3Le Chat du Café des Artistes4:02

    References

    IRM (album) Wikipedia