Only in an alternate dimension could acts like Cat Power, Mrs. Jack White, Kid Loco, and Michael Stipe cohabitate on a single album, but what's this? Those very artists (plus many more) are releasing a record of Serge Gainsbourg covers, Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited (Discograph), February 27. Many artists have paired (or tripled) up to form supergroups that taste something like celery sorbet: they might sound sick but are surprisingly refreshing. Gainsbourg, the French scandal-and-music maker, shocked listeners in the '70s and '80s with his genre-bending and usually hypersexual, sometimes incestuous tunes, making them the perfect anthems for today's lust-laden youth. And don't worry if your French is a little rusty; all the songs have conveniently been translated to English. Tracklist for Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited: 01. A Song For Sorry Angel - Franz Ferdinand and Jane Birkin 02. I Love You (Me Either) - Cat Power and Karen Elson 03. I Just Came To Tell You That I'm Going - Jarvis Cocker and Kid Loco 04. Requiem For Anna - Portishead 05. Requiem For A Jerk - Faultline, Brian Molko and Franciose Hardy 06. L'Hotel - Michael Stipe 07. Au Revoir Emmanuelle - Tricky 08. Lola R. For Ever - Marianne Faithful and Sly and Robbie 09. Boomerang 2005 - Gonzales, Feist and Dani 10. Boy Toy - Marc Almond and Trash Palace 11. The Ballad Of Melody Nelson - Placebo 12. Just A Man With A Job - The Rakes 13. I Call It Art - The Kills 14. Those Little Things - Carla Bruni www.franzferdinand.co.uk Matador: Cat Power
