5:55 (Radio Edit) / 5:55 (Metronomy Remix) / 5:55 (Black Ghosts Remix)

BECAUSE MUSIC

Lifted from her superb 5:55 long player, Charlotte Gainsbourg returns here with another effortlessly cool slice of delicious pop.  Returning to her music career after a number of years as an actress, 5:55 is a record that drips with class and quality at every turn.

5:55 finds Charlotte Gainsbourg purring sensually over the musical contribution from Air, a musical backdrop every bit as sublime and gorgeous as anything from their seminal Moon Safari record.  Its the remixes that provide the real incentive here though, METRONOMY giving the song a slinky electro makeover dripping with dark menace whilst BLACK GHOSTS engage in some strange post rock/reggae crossover action, a combination that works surprisingly well.

5:55 is a deliciously sublime record with Charlotte Gainsbourg on impeccably classy form, a song that inspires phrases like 'modern classic' and 'hauntingly beautiful' at every turn.

BIOGRAPHY

Charlotte Gainsbourg - one of the greatest stars of modern French cinema - resumes her recording career with the release of 5:55, an album created in collaboration with such luminaries as Jarvis Cocker, the French duo Air and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon. The album is released by Because Music on Monday 28th August.

5:55 was recorded in Paris and produced by Nigel Godrich, the acclaimed English producer whose previous credits include work with Radiohead, Beck, Travis, REM and Paul McCartney. 

Airs Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel wrote and played the music on the album, with Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon and Charlotte Gainsbourg contributing lyrics. David Campbell, the esteemed Canadian composer, was responsible for the string arrangements the father of Beck, Campbell has previously worked with his son as well as such artists as Elton John, Leonard Cohen and Michael Jackson. 

The albums line-up was completed with the great Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, revered for his work with Fela Kuti and recently described by Brian Eno as the greatest musician on the planet.

Gainsbourgs first album Charlotte For Ever, a collection of songs written by her father, the legendary French artist Serge Gainsbourg, was recorded when she was 13 years old. Her most recent music projects have included the spoken intro to Madonnas 2001 hit, What It Feels Like For A Girl and backing vocals for Badly Drawn Boys Have You Fed the Fish? album.

Charlotte Gainsbourg, whose mother is the English actress Jane Birkin, has appeared in some 30 films including director Alejandro González Iñárritus Oscar-nominated 21 Grams and the just released Lemming. She also stars in director Michel Gondrys much anticipated The Science of Sleep, due for release this autumn.

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Charlotte Gainsbourg

DISCOGRAPHY

THE SONGS THAT WE SING (Because Music>2006)

The Songs That We Sing

Jamais

5:55 (Because Music>2006)

5:55

AF607105

The Operation

Tel Que Tu Es

The Songs That We Sing

Beauty Mark

Little Monsters

Jamais

Nocturnal Intermission

Everything I Cannot See

Morning Song

5:55 THE REMIXES (Because Music>2007)

5:55 (Radio Edit)

5:55 (Metronomy Remix)

5:55 (Black Ghosts Remix)

LINKS

Because Music>www.because.tv

FURTHER LISTENING

Air

Pulp

Goldfrapp