Delirium Tremens

Mick Harvey is musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed the Boys Next Door, the Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

This is the third release in a four-part series, covering the songbook of Serge Gainsbourg.

Delirium Tremens is the third release in the series that began 21 years ago with the release of Intoxicated Man and its 1997 companion Pink Elephants.

Delirium Tremens brings us another wide cross-section of Gainsbourg material. From 1976's 'The Man With The Cabbage Head' (L'homme à Tête De Chou) all the way back to early songs such as 'Deadly Tedium' (Ce Mortel Ennui) and 'Coffee Colour' (Couleur Cafe) from the late 50s and early 60s. There is even a version of 'SS C'est Bon' (Est-ce Est-ce Si Bon), from Gainsbourg's controversial album Rock Around The Bunker, an album drenched in black humour and bad taste, coming as it does from a French man with Jewish ancestry.

In addition, Harvey presents a selection of five songs from the TV special 'Anna' (starring Anna Karina) - including 'Don't Say A Thing' (Ne Dis Rien) - with the female parts here executed with enormous charm by Xanthe Waite who has been joining Harvey on his recent shows. The album is rounded out by a beautiful rendering of the late period Jane Birkin duet 'The Decadance' (La Décadanse) with Harvey joined on vocals by his wife Katy Beale.