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Tales of Us is the sixth studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 6 September 2013 by Mute Records. In June 2013, the duo embarked on the Tales of Us Tour to promote the album.
- Folktronica [ 1 ]
Sep 12, 2013 · By Andrew Ryce. Genre: Pop/R&B. Label: Mute. Reviewed: September 12, 2013. On their sixth album, Goldfrapp come as close as they ever have to returning to the sound of 2000's Felt Mountain, the...
May 10, 2021 · I'm interested in anybodies thoughts on Tales of Us by Goldfrapp now. I would struggle to put into words how moving and vital I find this album now - but I know I struggled with it when it first came out - it's takes actual years to creep and seep under my skin - until I genuinely think it is a work of genius.
Sep 18, 2013 · Gooey electronic lulls drench the album’s morose narrative of war, failed romance, hallucinations, murder, betrayal, and folklore. All but one song on the album is named in the first person (“Stranger”), and most of the lyrics are spent juxtaposing poetry against evocative character sketches.
Sep 6, 2013 · Goldfrapp's sixth full-length can be boiled down to a simple equation: guitar, strings, and frontwoman Alison Goldfrapp's ethereal soprano. It can also be reduced to a catchy band pairing: Vashti Bunyan recast by David Lynch.
The delicate guitar and piano figures and the sombre languor of strings behind Alison Goldfrapp’s breathy vocals create something akin to a cross between the dreamlike mythopoeism of old folk tales and the lush cinematic arrangements of Michel Legrand.
Tales Of Us is Goldfrapp taking back control, doing what they want to do, and doing it well. It's an intimate, delicate, folktronica ambient album. It is not an album that will expand their audience and lead to massive sales, which is what happens when an artist/group sells out.
