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Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. [1] The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser ) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] their 2000 début studio album Felt Mountain [ 4 ] did not chart highly. [ 5 ]
- Felt Mountain
- Black Cherry
- Supernature
- Seventh Tree
- Head First
- Silver Eye
Released 2000 Label Mute Chart position UK: No.57 US – For an album so deeply entrenched in the past, Goldfrapp’s debut still sounds fresh and innovative more than two decades after its release. Taking in classical, leftfield electronica, Brechtian cabaret, folk and 60s pop, Felt Mountainis an ambitious piece of work, a feat made even more remarkab...
Released 2003 Label Mute Chart position UK No.19 US – After a year on the road in support of Felt Mountain, Will and Alison found themselves frustrated with their “static” live show, not only because they had just nine songs of their own, but because of the emotional toll it took to perform those intense torch songs, night after night. It was parti...
Released 2005 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.2 US No.138 Having found the sumptuous 70s sounds of disco and glam rock such a comfortable sonic fit on Black Cherry, Goldfrapp chose to stick with them as a starting point for their third album – even the title references Cerrone’s disco classic from 1977. However, anyone expecting a velvet goldmine ...
Released 2008 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.2 US No.48 By the time Goldfrapp began work on their fourth studio album in October 2006, a number of factors, both personal and professional, were leading Alison and Will in a different direction for their next record. Supernaturehad granted them a level of success and fame they were unprepared for an...
Released 2010 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.6 US No.45 Another album and a further shift in direction. A direct reaction to the low-key, intimate Seventh Tree, Head Firstwas announced by the band in a press release at the beginning of 2010 as “our most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With li...
Released 2017 Label Mute Chart positions UK No.6 US No.118 Tradition dictates that a sombre, atmospheric Goldfrapp album is followed by a return to the dancefloor. It also dictates that Goldfrapp are unpredictable, and although Silver Eye is much more upbeat than Tales Of Us, it takes the essence of the group and presents it through a different pri...
- Mark Lindores
May 16, 2023 · Goldfrapp is best known for the 20-plus years she spent as part of the genre-bending musical duo Goldfrapp (although the group is not over for good, she notes, just on hiatus), where she cycled...
Jul 3, 2024 · Goldfrapp is one of the great English electronic groups, with numerous hit singles and charting albums. Here, you can check out a complete list of the best Goldfrapp albums, including every studio release along with pictures of the album covers.
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May 12, 2023 · Alison Goldfrapp: The Love Invention album review — rapturous disco on first solo effort. Rubbery electronic basslines and locked-on dance beats give the songs a pulsing energy. Alison...
- Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
May 9, 2023 · Today, Goldfrapp is sipping coffee at home in East London in an oversized cream jumper, her striped socks the colour of a bumblebee. The 56-year-old is neither frosty nor frightening.
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Jun 5, 2023 · After a stunning run of albums as one half of electro-folk chameleons Goldfrapp, ethereally voiced frontwoman Alison Goldfrapp is going it alone — and bringing her prerequisite polish to a fresh, fabulous new era. By Jamie Tabberer.
