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February 22, 2008
Fourth Album, Seventh Tree
Here's a review of an album I'm going to buy when it's released next week: Seventh Tree, by Goldfrapp.
I have all three of Goldfrapp's previous albums, courtesy of Matthew in Belgium. I like Black Cherry and Supernature, their second and third albums, respectively, just fine, I guess, though I think the cover art for BC is amateurish and Supernature is a little too poppy disco-y for me--when Ms. Goldfrapp starts channeling Olivia Newton-John a la "Physical," I can't help but grit my teeth a little.
It's the first album, Felt Mountain, that I love. Imagine if the Cocteau Twins had been asked in the early 80s to do the soundtrack for some James Bond movie set in space. FM is sultry and sexy and spacy and ethereal and just creepy enough to be intriguing and edgy rather than grating. I'm hoping that this album, which the reviewer labels "psychedelic folk" and which apparently features vocals as incomprehensible as those of Elizabeth Fraser, has some of those features. I'll let you know. In the meantime, if you haven't explored any Goldfrapp, now might be a good time.
Posted by holly at February 22, 2008 11:54 AM
It might be a very good time considering I haven't heard them. I just saw a mini review this morning saying that they've dropped the beats and this venture is more sensual and suited to lounge lizards as opposed to club kids.