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IRM - Charlotte Gainsbourg
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80 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The first daughter of modern French pop releases her third album, IRM (the album's title is French for the MRI machines), produced by Beck.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Filter
    91
    Beck's willingness to raid just about any genre works wonders when coupled with Mlle. Gainsbourg's ability to inject matter-of-fact sexual energy into just about anything.
  2. PopMatters
    90
    IRM is a swirling mess of sounds and signifiers, tied together in how irresistible it all is.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    60
    IRM is an album that refuses to cast Gainsbourg as the chanteuse some would like to see her as, and her willingness to gamble with her persona and musical style is laudable. However, this risk-taking attitude results in an inconsistent jumble of ideas that ends up being much less of a peek inside what it is to be human than the title might suggest.

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