5:55

Pop · 2006 · 13 tracks

5:55

Charlotte Gainsbourg

A lush, insomniac masterpiece of breathy vocals and cinematic strings. Recorded with Air and Nigel Godrich, it captures the fragile magic of the pre-dawn hours.

It's the perfect soundtrack for when you're the only person awake at 4 AM and the world feels like a movie.

A sophisticated, nocturnal meditation that feels like a whispered secret shared in the dark.

5:55 · vs · Charlotte Gainsbourg

Midnight+3.0σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks

01

5:55

4:52

02

AF607105

4:30

03

The Operation

3:56

04

Tel que tu es

3:10

05

The Songs That We Sing

2:57

06

Beauty Mark

3:07

07

Little Monsters

3:46

08

Jamais

4:37

09

Night‐Time Intermission

2:44

10

Everything I Cannot See

5:46

11

Morning Song

3:08

12

Set Yourself on Fire

4:10

13

Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping

3:45

Moments Worth Waiting For

The title track's opening piano chords that mimic the heavy, rhythmic ticking of a clock in a silent room.

The way her voice practically brushes against your ear during the intimate, dry-mixed verses of 'The Songs That We Sing'.

The swell of cinematic strings in 'Everything I Cannot See' that elevates the track from a quiet folk song to a grand orchestral piece.

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