IRM (album)
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| Studio album by Charlotte Gainsbourg | ||||||||||
| Released | 7 December 2009 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie pop | |||||||||
| Length | 41:49 | |||||||||
| Label | Because, Elektra | |||||||||
| Producer | Beck | |||||||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | (B+) |
| BBC Music | (very positive) |
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| Drowned in Sound |   |
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| Los Angeles Times |  |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10) |
| PopMatters | (9/10) |
| Spin | |
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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.
String arrangements by David Campbell (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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.
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.
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