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The '90s Are Back, Or Whatever...

It's been a big year for '90s bands. My Bloody Valentine kicked things off with its first new album in more than 20 years. Sebadoh is due to release its first new album in 14 years later this summer So this week we revisit an episode we originally ran in early 2011 all about the return of the '90s.

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Charlotte Gainsbourg

As the daughter of French pop artists Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg has found success as an actress, as well as a singer and songwriter. Paul Jasmin hide caption

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First Listen: Charlotte Gainsbourg, 'IRM'

As the daughter of French pop artist Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg has found success as an actress, as well as a singer and songwriter. Her latest record, IRM, finds her enlisting Beck, who co-wrote and produced the album. Listen to IRM in its entirety here, a week before its release on Jan. 26.