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The band's sound has progressed from electronic in Felt Mountain, through synth-pop in Black Cherry [6] to a more glam rock-influenced sound in Supernature, [2] and to a blend of ambient, folk, and electronic sounds in Seventh Tree [9] and a 1980s synth-pop influence in Head First. [65]
They are so niche because they change their sound so drastically album to album, but that’s part of what makes them SO good. While they’d be more popular with a signature sound, they wouldn’t be as remarkable as they are now.
- 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...
Goldfrapp are certainly not a band who are afraid to use prominent electronic drums to help drive their songs along, but Tales Of Us hardly features drums at all, and where it does they are more of an accompaniment than an essential element.
Few bands manage to reinvent their sound and image as well as Goldfrapp. Frontwoman Alison Goldfrapp and behind-the-scenes sonic architect Will Gregory consistently keep fans on their collective toes, careering from panoramic string-infused extravaganzas to glam synth stompers.
English electronic music duo Goldfrapp have released seven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, four extended plays, 25 singles, eight promotional singles, one video album and 29 music videos.
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While working on the soundtrack to Nowhere Boy in 2009, Goldfrapp returned to a synth-pop sound for their fifth LP, the 1980s-influenced Head First, earning the duo a third successive UK Top 10 peak. Another three years would follow until Goldfrapp delivered their sixth LP Tales of Us .
