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New Mix: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chad VanGaalen, Lean Year, More

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New Mix: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chad VanGaalen, Lean Year, More

This week's mix of essential new songs includes an ear worm from actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, multiple new discoveries, including the rock band Blis., the remarkable M.R. Bennett and more.

New Mix: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chad VanGaalen, Lean Year, More

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In France, a Revolution on the Pop Charts

France has produced remarkable music over the years, from the emotive chanson of Edith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg's iconoclastic work to the electronic melodies of the band Air. But these days there are so many young artists stirring the charts that it seems like French music is in the process of reinventing itself.

In France, a Revolution on the Pop Charts

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Scanning The Mind Of Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Scanning The Mind Of Charlotte Gainsbourg

Gainsbourg, the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg, is a cultivated enigma: The French actress and singer has hardly missed a step in a long career that began in adolescence. Now in her late 30s, she's released her third album, IRM, which was produced and co-written by Beck.

Scanning The Mind Of Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Charlotte Gainsbourg On World Cafe

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Charlotte Gainsbourg On World Cafe

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Gainsbourg's latest album, IRM, was inspired by her time spent in the hospital recovering from a serious head injury. Enlisting Beck for production, she set about recording a lush collection of off-kilter indie-pop. She plays songs from her latest album on this World Cafe session.

Charlotte Gainsbourg On World Cafe

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Histoire De Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Histoire De Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Visibly shy and nervous at KEXP, Gainsbourg was not only on her first real tour, but performing her first-ever live on-air session. But with a stripped-down acoustic set-up, she shared her beautiful songs and memories of her father, Serge Gainsbourg.

Charlotte Gainsbourg In Studio On KEXP 4/14/10

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