Written by Oliver Giles    Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:00   
Single: Charlotte Gainsbourg - Anna
Music

Charlotte Gainsbourg has a lot to live up to. There is the pressure of her family name, the critical acclaim that her previous albums achieved and her extraordinary acting success. However, her single “Anna” is more than up to the task; it brilliantly combines Gainsbourg’s signature breathy vocals with Beck’s folk-pop inspired melodies.

Despite her album’s title, Stage Whisper, Gainsbourg bravely moves away from her whispering vocals and sings with more power than her usual croon. The moments where Gainsbourg pushes her voice louder and higher make the track unique; if they had lasted just seconds longer “Anna” could have proved that Gainsbourg has the potential to be as daring in her music as she is in her films.

Ultimately Charlotte Gainsbourg has proved once again that no one can croon quite like the French and, out of all French singers, no one can charm quite like a Gainsbourg.