IRM (album)

IRM

Studio album by Charlotte Gainsbourg

Released

7 December 2009
(see release history)

Genre

Alternative rock, indie pop

Length

41:49

Charlotte Gainsbourg chronology

Singles from IRM
5:55 (2006)	IRM (2009)	Stage Whisper (2011)
"Heaven Can Wait" Released: 17 November 2009^[1] "Time of the Assassins" Released: 12 April 2010^[2]^[3]

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.^[4] The title track was released as a free download on 9 October 2009.^[5] The album was mostly recorded at Beck's home studio in Los Angeles, California.^[6] 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.^[7] The video for "Heaven Can Wait" was named one of the Top 20 best music videos of 2009 by Spin Magazine.^[8] "Trick Pony" is featured in the football video game FIFA 11.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
The A.V. Club	(B+)^[10]
BBC Music	(very positive)^[11]
The Daily Telegraph	^[12]
Drowned in Sound	^[13]
The Guardian	^[14]
Los Angeles Times	^[15]
Pitchfork Media	(8.4/10)^[16]
PopMatters	(9/10)^[17]
Spin	^[18]
The Times	^[19]
Uncut	^[20]
Under the Radar	^[21]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Master's Hands"	Beck	2:49
2.	"IRM"	Beck	2:35
3.	"Le Chat du Café des Artistes"	Jean-Pierre Ferland, Michel Robidoux	4:03
4.	"In the End"	Beck	2:00
5.	"Heaven Can Wait"	Beck	2:41
6.	"Me and Jane Doe"	Beck	3:21
7.	"Vanities"	Beck	3:38
8.	"Time of the Assassins"	Beck	2:46
9.	"Trick Pony"	Beck	2:53
10.	"Greenwich Mean Time"	Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg	2:25
11.	"Dandelion"	Beck	3:18
12.	"Voyage"	Beck	4:05
13.	"La Collectionneuse"	Beck, Guillaume Apollinaire	5:15

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

Bonus tracks

Digital editions
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Looking Glass Blues"	2:42

iTunes edition
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Heaven Can Wait" (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Remix)	2:15

VirginMega edition
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Heaven Can Wait" (Jackson "Escalator" Mix)	7:06

Reception

The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[22]

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position^[23]
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	8
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	35
Canadian Albums Chart	27
Danish Albums Chart	39
French Albums Chart	4
Greek Albums Chart	13
Swedish Albums Chart	46
Swiss Albums Chart	28
UK Albums Chart	62
US Billboard 200	69
US Billboard Top Rock Albums	16
US Billboard Top Digital Albums	25
US Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums	11
US Billboard European Albums Chart	73

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Belgium	4 December 2009		CD
France	7 December 2009	Because Music	CD
Switzerland	7 December 2009		CD
Canada	8 December 2009	Warner Music	CD
Germany	11 December 2009		CD
Brazil	22 January 2010		CD	825646842476
United Kingdom	25 January 2010	Because Music	CD	BEC5772602
			CD+DVD	BEC5772603
			LP	BEC5772607
United States	26 January 2010	Elektra	CD
Argentina	11 February 2010^[24]	Warner Music	CD

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.^[25]

Track listing

"Time of the Assassins" – 2:47
"Heaven Can Wait" – 2:15
"Greenwich Mean Time" – 2:35
"Voyage" – 3:40
"In the End" – 1:51

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.^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]

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

References

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↑ "The 20 Best Videos of 2009". SPIN.com. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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↑ Williams, Christian (2010-02-02). "The A.V. Club review". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ "BBC Music review". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ McCormick, Neil (2010-01-19). "The Daily Telegraph review". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ Kevin E.G. Perry (2010-01-21). "Drowned in Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ Maddy Costa (21 January 2010). "The Guardian review". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ "Los Angeles Times review". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.com. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ Miller, Michael. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ Young, Jon. "Spin review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ The Times review
↑ "Uncut review". Uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ Studarus, Laura. "Under the Radar review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ IRM reviews Metacritic. Retrieved on 7 April 2010
↑ Steffen Hung. "Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ "Charlotte Gainsbourg - Irm". Musimundo.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ Hughes, Josiah (2010-04-15). "XXXChange, Matthew Dear Remix Charlotte Gainsbourg on New EP". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ "Charlotte Gainsbourg Plays Her First-Ever Concert". SPIN.com. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ "/ Arts - Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel, New York". Ft.com. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ http://www.charlottegainsbourg.com/#/live_en
↑ "Charlotte Gainsbourg Conquers Stage and Screen, But Still Gets the Jitters". Spinner. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2011-02-28.

External links

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Studio albums	Charlotte for Ever 5:55 IRM Stage Whisper

EPs	Sunset Sound Terrible Angels

Singles	"Lemon Incest" "The Songs That We Sing" "5:55" "Heaven Can Wait" "Time of the Assassins" "Set The Tigers Free / Memoir (w/ Villagers)" "Terrible Angels" "Paradisco" "Anna"

Featured singles	"If"

Labels	Because Music

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