Rest
by Charlotte Gainsbourg
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Nov 17, 2017
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 60
  3. Negative: 3 out of 60
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  1. DavidWasHere
    Nov 17, 2017
    6
    Is there something I'm missing here? I mean it's not a bad album, not in a long shot. The production and insturmentation is solid, with production credit from Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk, it's a solid mix of disco and dance-pop. But it's nothing all that refreshing and just sounds generic a lot of the times. And Charlotte herself, she's not bad in her French singing (herIs there something I'm missing here? I mean it's not a bad album, not in a long shot. The production and insturmentation is solid, with production credit from Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk, it's a solid mix of disco and dance-pop. But it's nothing all that refreshing and just sounds generic a lot of the times. And Charlotte herself, she's not bad in her French singing (her English singing is weaksause), but that doesn't save the album from sounding like generic dance songs. Maybe it's because I can't understand a lick of French, but that doesn't mean that I can't like the music if I can't understand it. I understand that this album is meant to be a record about grief and a personal album to her, and if you can get behind it, hey good for you. But for me...eh I don't know honestly...… Expand
  2. CharlieGray
    Nov 18, 2017
    10
    The album is beautiful, full of grief, but she made something really beautiful with all of her sadness. With production from SebastiAn and Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo, it’s an amazing record, also, all of the songs were written by Charlotte herself, except the track ‘Songbird in a Cage’ which was written by Paul McCartney, and I think that that’s the worst song on the record.
  3. andrevictor
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    Eu nunca pensei que iria gostar de um álbum em francês. Mas ao escutar "Reist" minha concepção mudou. É um dos discos mais lindos que já ouvi na minha vida. Cada melodia, verso e produção musical estão conectados, formando uma obra clássica da música.
  4. lesmartels
    Nov 27, 2017
    9
    I absolutely love that album. There is so much melancholy in the lyrics, while the upbeat sound is mesmerising. The Daft Punk influence is everywhere, even if Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo hasn't contributed to all tracks. ''Songbird in a Cage'' is my favorite song of the album. SebastiAn’s production is top-notch. Charlotte’s voice is addictive. A+
  5. Music_Observer
    Dec 3, 2017
    7
    The consistency in songwriting tactics provided an easy listen, but the underwhelming melodic layer made the actual results vary quite a bit with their inability to string together a likeable shaped phrase, to which my admiration of the synthesizer and form uniqueness couldn’t carry the whole work even with the overall strong harmonic foundation. My Score: 124/180 (Good) = 6.9/10
  6. bjodr
    Nov 29, 2017
    9
    I was shooked when I first heared that album. I didn't expect sounds very romantic, like from 20's or 30's France. Also whispery voice gave much more sensation to it
  7. MariellyDewa
    Dec 12, 2017
    10
    charlotte foi uma das surpresas pra mim desse ano pois eu não a conhecia, achei a capa do rest muito linda e fui ouvir (geralmente não faço isso) e não me arrependo
    cada letra e instrumental é maravilhoso
  8. stringbean
    Dec 12, 2017
    10
    this **** GOOD AF ****

    no but seriously, this album is really good. takes something out of my heart that i didn't even know existed in there. **** fantastic instrumentals and her singing is ELITE af.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Clash Music
    Feb 6, 2018
    80
    Outstanding work with the sound, abundance of catchy tunes and thoughtful, memorable lines make Rest an engaging experience for any listener, guaranteed to evoke or further develop the interest for the story of the illustrious Gainsbourg family.
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  2. Record Collector
    Dec 7, 2017
    60
    With its cinematic strings and glacial synth arrangements, Rise is certainly rife with theatricality--but rather than play-acting at the role of singer, Gainsbourg’s patchwork embeds the answers to those questions, and many more, deep within.
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  3. AllMusic
    Dec 6, 2017
    80
    With Rest, she grows more fearless as an artist while facing her losses, and the future, with courage and love.
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