IRM
by Charlotte Gainsbourg
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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 62
  3. Negative: 14 out of 62

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  1. frankrog29
    Jul 7, 2015
    7
    This is a very entertaining album. I like how the album jumps from genre to genre with each new song, though I can see how some people may find this approach too scattered and unfocused. Beck did an excellent job writing and producing. "Le Chat du Cafe des Artistes" and "La Collectionneuse" set a sultry, moody tone and are particularly effective. Though Ms. Gainsbourg's voice is a littleThis is a very entertaining album. I like how the album jumps from genre to genre with each new song, though I can see how some people may find this approach too scattered and unfocused. Beck did an excellent job writing and producing. "Le Chat du Cafe des Artistes" and "La Collectionneuse" set a sultry, moody tone and are particularly effective. Though Ms. Gainsbourg's voice is a little too soft and delicate to deliver some of the songs' melodies (see "Me and Jane Doe"), one must admire Ms. Gainsbourg's ambition in taking on such a wide range of styles to mostly enjoyable effect.… Collapse

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#54 Most Shared Album of 2010

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic 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.
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  2. Spin
    70
    Gainsbourg and Beck generate one catchy track after another without producing much heat, but sometimes canny dabbling is its own reward.
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  3. Uncut
    80
    In a way, this album serves as a fitting sonic museum to Serge, one that plunders from his past while maintaining his relentlessly forward-looking, hybridised pop vision. [Feb 2010, p.87]
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