Hi Guys. Sorry I've been quiet! I started a new job and am finally getting into the groove and things are settling down.
Today started with a glitter bomb in my inbox: there's a new YouTube vid from Goldfrapp's camp via Lisa Gunning (AKA Alison's ladyfriend) that features the band performing "Believer" around the world, along with lots of silly and cute candid moments of the band/Alison.
I hope you like it as much as I do... I think it really captures the band's essence- powerful imagery, glam-sleaze, and a wicked sense of humor.
Just wanted to post this album cover real quick because it's such a creepy, creepy shot of Alison but in true Goldfrapp form, they keep it going with the 80's heavenly dream theme from 'Head First' and "Rocket".
"Alive" will be released on May 24th in the UK on Mute UK, and if you haven't been to Goldfrapp.com lately, you should take a visit because there's a new video/site intro to the tune of "Dreaming". It's a cool aerial city view with puffy cotton candy clouds and.... LAZERS!!!
This is the first glimpse we're getting at Goldfrapp's new FEMALE (RAWRRR) drummer Daisy who is rocking a wicked mo-beau font that would make Sheena Beaston proud.
Speaking of hair, part of the reason why I'm posting is because I just about died when I saw Alison's permed 'do. It's SOOOOOO cute. Seriously. My head just exploded.
Head First is officially out. So go get it now!!! on Amazon
It's REALLY gay, but also really nice. I enjoy - specifically, how it stretches the song to almost 9 minutes of sweaty shirtless Roxy-ness. Hope you like *snap!*
Goldfrapp's back. Their new single A & E was released last week by itself and this week with remixes. The single was taken from the band's soon-to-be-released album called Seventh Tree - hitting the streets and stores on 25 February - and if you're a true 'Frapp fan, you'll enjoy the change from the disco-dipped glam sleaze we've come to expect from the group.
Seventh Tree touches back to the sweeping soundscapes of their first album Felt Mountain, and adds depth to the band's repertoire. Keep in mind Alison Goldfrapp began her career as a performance artist fresh out of art school. Her first performance pieces combined her classically-trained soprano opera voice with the act of milking a cow.
This effort has lifted the curtain back on Alison's feminine vulnerability, and more importantly exposes the folly that is being human. This is the kind of album you can put on and listen to all the way through and appreciate every song. At first listen I wasn't a fan, but after a few listens I felt myself softening to the pared-down structure of the folky-sounding songs and began to really enjoy them. The drowsy melodies and ghostly guitars beg to be played on lazy Sundays or at twilight dinner parties.
Here's the provacative video for "A & E". If you were lucky enough to see Goldfrapp's last tour, you have to wonder if the leaf-people featured in this video are any of the same horse's head dancers that flanked Alison on stage.
Hi Guys. Sorry I've been quiet! I started a new job and am finally getting into the groove and things are settling down.
