Goldfrapp Retrospective
After thirteen years and five albums, the genre-smashing pioneers Goldfrapp are set to release The Singles album. The album is a career-spanning overview featuring tracks from their five critically acclaimed albums, alongside two brand new songs written especially for this release: “Yellow Halo” a slow building synth-pop track, and the introspective, new wave ballad “Melancholy Sky”.
The duo have explored a wide range of musical styles in their songs, although many songs are characterized by Alison Goldfrapp's breathy, soft soprano vocals and Will Gregory's multi-layered synthesizer and string arrangements.
Goldfrapp's debut album Felt Mountain was released in September 2000 and featured the singles "Lovely Head", "Utopia", "Pilots (On a Star)" and "Human". The album featured Alison's synthesized vocals over cinematic soundscapes and was influenced by a variety of music styles including cabaret, folk and electronic music. Felt Mountain is considered their ‘trip-hop’ album.
Black Cherry: In April 2003, Goldfrapp released their second album Black Cherry which included the singles: “Strict Machine”, “Train” and “Twist”. This time, the band adopted a more electro-pop style. Alison Goldfrapp commented that the album differed from Felt Mountain because the band "felt that we really didn't want to repeat what we had done...we kind of wanted to do something that felt equally as fresh to us as the first one felt fresh to us.” This album received great reviews and did relatively well in the charts.
Goldfrapp's third album –Supernature- was released in August 2005. It includes the singles “Ride on a White Horse”, “Number 1” and their most famous song “Ooh La La”. Supernature is a more synth-pop/ glam-rock influenced album and sold over one million copies worldwide.
Their fourth album – Seventh Tree, was released in February 2008 which features the singles “A & E”, “Clowns” and “Happiness”. This time, the band abandoned their electro-pop roots and adopted a more folky sound and features ambient and downtempo music. Goldfrapp described the album as a "sensual counterpoint to the glitterball glamour of Supernature". They claimed that the inspiration came from paganism and surreal English children's books. The album received rave reviews and became the band's most critically acclaimed album since Felt Mountain.
Head First was released March 2010. In this album, Goldfrapp go back to their electro-pop roots and adopted an 80’s synth style. The album received a nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 2011 Grammy Awards.
The band have composed the soundtrack for “Nowhere Boy”, also Hans Zimmer has reportedly been listening to a lot of Goldfrapp during the composition of The Dark Knight Rises. Goldfrapp: The Singles is a stunning collection of songs that brings together some of their best work in one neat package. The Singles doesn’t represent the end but just one milestone in their glittering career. The Singles album is released from February 6th.
Singles Tracklist:
01. Ooh La La
02. Number 1
03. Strict Machine (Single Mix)
04. Lovely Head
05. Utopia (Genetically Enriched)
06. A&E
07. Happiness (Single Version)
08. Train
09. Ride a White Horse (Single Version)
10. Rocket
11. Believer
12. Black Cherry
13. Yellow Halo
14. Melancholy Sky
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