This seems like as good a thread as any to ask:
has anyone heard this yet?:
Jane Birkin "Fictions" 2006, EMI France
Quote:
Beautiful work from Jane Birkin -- working very firmly here away from the ghost of Serge Gainsbourg, in a mix of English and French language tunes arranged by Gonzales, and featuring contributions from Beth Gibbons, Johnny Marr, Jamie Lidell, Mocky, and others! The sound has some nice touches of contemporary rock, but never too much to take away from the initial Birkin charm of the record -- and overall, the set makes for a nice change from some of Jane's other recent work, and gives Birkin some extremely strong songs to work with -- of the sort that may expose her to whole new audiences in these later years of her career. Features tunes penned by Tom Waits, Rufus Wainwight, Beth Gibbons, The Magic Numbers, Neil Young, and others -- titles that include "Home", "Alice", "Living In Limbo", "Waterloo Station", "My Secret", "Ou Est La Ville", and "Sans Toi".
