New Charlotte Gainsbourg - "5:55 (Black Ghosts Remix)"
Just how sexy is Charlotte Gainsbourg? Well, her pop's Serge, her mom's Jane Birkin, she's a "celebrated French actress," and then there's this leggy press photo we happened upon.
More importantly -- this is a music blog, after all -- how sexy is "5:55"? Gainsbourg had Air write the music, Nigel Godrich produce, Jarvis "Seductive Barry" Cocker pen the lyrics, Afrobeat legend/The Good, The Bad and The Queen member Tony Allen lay down a beat … and she says "again and again" again and again all out-of-breath and saliva-like.
The dusky piano 'n' string lullaby's the title track of Gainsbourg's second record, her first since her 1986 debut Charlotte For Ever. This Monday "5:55" will be released as a 7" single/download with additional remixes by Brighton electro artiste Metronomy (who's had his way with Franz Ferdinand, the Gorillaz, the Klaxons, etc. and turns this track into an icier, tension-filled series of pulsations that flow into a coolly funky exeunt) and UK buzz crew Black Ghosts (folks from Simian and the Wiseguys). But Ghosts' Cornelius-y take is our runaway fave. Maybe it's the upfront bass, tinkling bells, lovely arpeggios, slightly TV On The Radio backup sighs, or that they transform a paean to loneliness into a warmer post-emo call 'n' response.
"5:55" is out 8/6 on Because Music.
Posted at 12:43 PM
Tags: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Does she shave her pits?
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"This is a music blog after all"?
About as much as MTV is a music network.
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Jesus Christ, can you seriously disable the comments section on this site? Or offer some kind of application that can provide me with the willpower to stop clicking the "Read More" links?
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The song is groovy thogh! Good job finding it Stereoshit.
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dirty old man is dumb. and this song is alright. i could see myself digging it while looking at a cute indie girl from across a room. or while walking around. or while sitting down. or while trying to go to sleep. basically i just changed my mind. it's a good remix.
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She was good in the science of sleep.
speaking of, I also want to sleep with her.
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Je t'aime.
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I don't know; it's not as sexy as "505". Probably cause of the extra 5.
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i love the drum track on this. nice close-miking of the snare.
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I think I see home base !
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with the number of musical celebrities on this song, i wonder how much of this song is "her". Im still going to pick up the record though.
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the record's pretty good but is more french than a man in a beret eating a baguette on the top of the eiffel tower.
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Whoa. Jane Eyre cleans up nice.
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stereogum readers are some of the biggest losers on the planet, and have a thing for ugly women.
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incredible drum track...nice vocals...beautiful singer ...how can you go wrong...prefect for la'rendovus...
i want more...
thanx stgum
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@Ben: No
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>they transform a paean to loneliness into a warmer post-emo call 'n' response.
That's such an astute analysis! Thanks for this great track; I really enjoy this blog.
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she was pretty good in Science of Sleep.
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5:55 is an amazing album. This is what pop music should be, but sadly isn't. Not by a longshot. Pure sex and pure perfection.
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this shit's boring
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I think I like the original version better. But this was a fun mix and thanks for sharing it.
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> "This is a music blog after all"?
> About as much as MTV is a music network.
Stereogum actually has music videos, so it's already beating MTV there.
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