IRM, her fourth album, was a foray into abstract, experimental electronic soundscapes. Beck, who produced the album, described it as "a very strange, almost uncomfortable, yet beautiful record."
- The album's title refers to Irmãos, the Portuguese word for "brothers," and is also the acronym for the French phrase "Je veux uneIRmune," meaning "I want immunity."
- The album was recorded in Los Angeles during a period of illness for Gainsbourg, who had suffered a benign brain cyst.
- The album reached number 30 on the French charts and number 76 on the Belgian charts.
Charlotte Gainsbourg is a French-British singer and actress, the daughter of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg. She is known for her understated, often melancholic electropop.
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