Enfants d'hiver
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2008's Enfants d'Hiver emerged very much the companion piece that 2006's Fictions seemed to be demanding, chilled out and melancholy as Birkin drifts between sweet childhood memories (hence the charming cover photo) and more bitter reflections on age; "Madame," one of the album's manifold highlights, mourns the realization that to the average passerby, she is now an "older woman" deserving of that respectful title. "It broke my heart," she sings, "like a slap...." What might surprise the casual listener is the inclusion of so many Birkin compositions -- she has rarely raised her pen in anger in the past (for obvious Serge Gainsbourg-shaped reasons), but here she writes, and writes well.
Tracklist
1 Prends Cette Main
2 PĂ©riode Bleue
3 A La GrĂące De Toi
4 Madame
5 Oh Comment Ăa Va ?
6 Maison ĂtoilĂ©e
7 14 FĂ©vrier
8 Enfants D'hiver
9 Il Fait Nuit
10 Pourquoi
11 Aung San Suu Kyi
12 Je Suis Au Bord De Ta FenĂȘtre
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2008's Enfants d'Hiver emerged very much the companion piece that 2006's Fictions seemed to be demanding, chilled out and melancholy as Birkin drifts between sweet childhood memories (hence the charming cover photo) and more bitter reflections on age; "Madame," one of the album's manifold highlights, mourns the realization that to the average passerby, she is now an "older woman" deserving of that respectful title. "It broke my heart," she sings, "like a slap...." What might surprise the casual listener is the inclusion of so many Birkin compositions -- she has rarely raised her pen in anger in the past (for obvious Serge Gainsbourg-shaped reasons), but here she writes, and writes well.
Tracklist
1 Prends Cette Main
2 PĂ©riode Bleue
3 A La GrĂące De Toi
4 Madame
5 Oh Comment Ăa Va ?
6 Maison ĂtoilĂ©e
7 14 FĂ©vrier
8 Enfants D'hiver
9 Il Fait Nuit
10 Pourquoi
11 Aung San Suu Kyi
12 Je Suis Au Bord De Ta FenĂȘtre
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2008's Enfants d'Hiver emerged very much the companion piece that 2006's Fictions seemed to be demanding, chilled out and melancholy as Birkin drifts between sweet childhood memories (hence the charming cover photo) and more bitter reflections on age; "Madame," one of the album's manifold highlights, mourns the realization that to the average passerby, she is now an "older woman" deserving of that respectful title. "It broke my heart," she sings, "like a slap...." What might surprise the casual listener is the inclusion of so many Birkin compositions -- she has rarely raised her pen in anger in the past (for obvious Serge Gainsbourg-shaped reasons), but here she writes, and writes well.
Tracklist
1 Prends Cette Main
2 PĂ©riode Bleue
3 A La GrĂące De Toi
4 Madame
5 Oh Comment Ăa Va ?
6 Maison ĂtoilĂ©e
7 14 FĂ©vrier
8 Enfants D'hiver
9 Il Fait Nuit
10 Pourquoi
11 Aung San Suu Kyi
12 Je Suis Au Bord De Ta FenĂȘtre
