2008's Enfants d'Hiver emerged very much the companion piece that 2006's Fictions seemed to be demanding, chilled out and melancholy as Birkin drifts between sweet childhood memories (hence the charming cover photo) and more bitter reflections on age; "Madame," one of the album's manifold highlights, mourns the realization that to the average passerby, she is now an "older woman" deserving of that respectful title. "It broke my heart," she sings, "like a slap...." What might surprise the casual listener is the inclusion of so many Birkin compositions -- she has rarely raised her pen in anger in the past (for obvious Serge Gainsbourg-shaped reasons), but here she writes, and writes well. ~ Dave Thompson
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現代女性のロール・モデルとして世界中で絶大な人気を誇る永遠のフレンチ・ロリータ、ジェーン・バーキンの新作! ポーリン・クローゼ作品で名を上げたエディット・ファンヴェーナをプロデュースに迎え、深まる冬を感じさせるアンニュイでアコースティックな仕上がりに。ミャンマー弾圧を題材にした楽曲をはじめ、バーキンの囁きも一段と儚げで、ジョン・ブライオンを思わせる映像的で陰りのあるサウンドも素敵だ。
bounce (C)小松 健一郎
タワーレコード(2008年12月号掲載 (P93))