Head First seemed like them playing catch-up after typically being ahead of curve every other time. When I listened to it, I felt like it was a bunch of stuff I'd already heard other people do.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 10 March 2017 04:24 (seven years ago) link
Oo, it's kind of a bit... proggy?
― chap, Friday, 10 March 2017 13:16 (seven years ago) link
It's a great track. The opening synth could be out of a Pye Corner Audio/Ghost box track. Classic Goldfrapp arrangement wise - the shuddering fills at the chorus that surround the 4/4 pulse are filmic and momentous while the sonics are gnarled like something out of "Black Cherry". Insanely excited about this album if they do indeed merge the folk side with the electronic in a more symbiotic way.
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
^ Based on what they've been saying in interviews I mean, on that last point.
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link
I liked Head First a lot, but then I'm a much bigger fan of synthpop than I am of acoustic folk.
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Friday, 10 March 2017 19:01 (seven years ago) link
I'm a much bigger fan of synthpop than I am of acoustic folk.
Me too, generally, but Tales of Us took my breath away (the first six tracks at least).
― chap, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:02 (seven years ago) link
"Tales of Us" hit me hard as I was going through a break-up at that time. It's the closest Goldfrapp has sounded to "Felt Mountain" again with the exception of "Seventh Tree". "Stranger" sounds like it walked out of their first album.
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 10 March 2017 19:08 (seven years ago) link
ToU came out when I was going through a very bad patch of anxiety and low self-esteem and it was a great tonic.
― chap, Friday, 10 March 2017 19:09 (seven years ago) link
Cheers chap. It's a refreshing consistent album sound wise IMO
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 10 March 2017 19:18 (seven years ago) link
Maybe best one yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFCqp6I2lcs
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 24 March 2017 19:56 (seven years ago) link
I can't wait for this album now!
They've also been posting some quite funny pictures on their official FB, too.
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Saturday, 25 March 2017 01:31 (seven years ago) link
With the exception of maybe Lana Del Rey, I can't think of an artist in the recent mainstream to be so entrenched in cinema as Goldfrapp. They're really a unique proposition. Any other artists that mine this territory?
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Wednesday, 29 March 2017 23:40 (seven years ago) link
The album is very good. It's not quite in the same league as Tales Of Us. I'm surprised how mellow the whole thing is. It's much more like Moon In Your Mouth than Anymore. Most of the album is similar in atmosphere to Forever, Time Out From The World, Black Cherry and Let It Take You.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 30 March 2017 00:44 (seven years ago) link
I love all of those tracks, particularly 'Let It Take You' and 'Black Cherry' (I love how warm and bassy track is) so I absolutely without doubt can't wait to hear this now.
― The Roger Waters Experience (Turrican), Thursday, 30 March 2017 01:14 (seven years ago) link
Kitchen person - sounds like my ideal Goldfrapp album - their slow tracks on "Black Cherry" and "Supernature" are my faves.
All-time Goldfrapp track is "White Soft Rope"
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 30 March 2017 02:27 (seven years ago) link
This album is phenomenal. It's the closest they've come to recreating the magic of "Black Cherry" and "Supernature" and feels like a course-correct to "Head First" (which I still like).
It's split roughly 50/50 between the stirring deep electro ballads and up-beat numbers, but the sequencing may make it seem like it's heavier on the slow tracks.
As far as Goldfrapp albums and their stylistic counterparts, I rank them as
Felt Mountain > Seventh Tree and Tales of Us are a piece (Tales of Us even nods to the whistling of "Lovely Head" in "Stranger").
Black Cherry > Supernature > Silver Eye
and Heads First is somewhat of an outlier to me, although the new one revisits the sound in "Everything is Never Enough".
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:06 (seven years ago) link
surprise i love a goldfrapp album
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:12 (seven years ago) link
feel like this is their moodiest electrofrapp record but that may be a consequence of the sequencing
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:13 (seven years ago) link
^ Sounds about right Brad, it's definitely their moodiest - it's pretty unrelenting in that. Reminds me of their bsides which were always more evocative mood-wise
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:14 (seven years ago) link
Only listened to it once, but already I completely disagree with Petridish's review: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/30/goldfrapp-silver-eye-review-alexis-petridis-album-of-the-week
Where he hears stagnation I hear refinement, and I think it may be amongst their most original and inventive works in its quiet way. I feel it'll hold up to lot of relistening.
― chap, Friday, 31 March 2017 16:41 (seven years ago) link
"moon in your mouth" is devastating
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:42 (seven years ago) link
i'm just four tracks in and so far this seems like one of their best dance albums in a long time? Tigerman is dreamy.
― KevRus, Friday, 31 March 2017 17:15 (seven years ago) link
It should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that I love this record.
― The Roger Waters Experience (Turrican), Friday, 31 March 2017 18:38 (seven years ago) link
it bothers me that none of the reviews mention Tales of Us in their "it blends the X of Felt Mountain, the Y of Black Cherry and Supernature, the Z of Seventh Tree and the utter crap of Head First" roundups
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Friday, 31 March 2017 19:53 (seven years ago) link
I think Tales Of Us is their best
― boxedjoy, Friday, 31 March 2017 22:35 (seven years ago) link
it absolutely is
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 31 March 2017 22:41 (seven years ago) link
Supernature is.
― The Roger Waters Experience (Turrican), Friday, 31 March 2017 22:52 (seven years ago) link
Right now my order would go
Black CherryTales Of UsSeventh Tree Silver Eye/Felt Mountain Supernature Head First
― kitchen person, Saturday, 1 April 2017 02:14 (seven years ago) link
I can't decide which my favourite is out of Felt Mountain, Black Cherry and Tales of Us.
― chap, Saturday, 1 April 2017 11:31 (seven years ago) link
Love it. Best elektrofrappenplatte to date.
― Jeff W, Saturday, 1 April 2017 23:45 (seven years ago) link
Felt Mountain is my favourite. "Deer Stop" is gorgeous.
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Sunday, 2 April 2017 05:14 (seven years ago) link
"Faux Suede Drifter" on the new one is stunning
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Monday, 3 April 2017 21:08 (seven years ago) link
New one kinda harkens back to this feel at times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1txW6tMaOos
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Monday, 3 April 2017 22:44 (seven years ago) link
I tyhi k the second half of this is better. The first half is more or less divided between stompers and chillers, whereas the songs on the second sound like they have a folk attitude compositionally, and an electro one in terms of arrangement.
― chap, Tuesday, 4 April 2017 15:13 (seven years ago) link
Second half of this is great, starting with the aforementioned amazing "Faux Suede Drifter".
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 6 April 2017 04:06 (seven years ago) link
Really loving the whole thing. It is two halves like chap mentions, and I think "Become The One" and "Everything is Never Enough" are epic stompers on each respective side. "Ocean" is a powerful frazzled closer that perfectly wraps back around to "Anymore".
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 7 April 2017 20:54 (seven years ago) link
Strongly suggest finding a way to listen to this on a good set of headphones. Love how this sounds.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 10 April 2017 06:27 (seven years ago) link
Amazing song from the new album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTb0iFBRcUE
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Monday, 8 May 2017 21:04 (six years ago) link
Tickets just went on sale here for their Vancouver show. Anyone catching them on this tour? Last time I saw them was Black Cherry era and it was one of the best shows I've been to
― Unchanging Window (Ross), Friday, 23 June 2017 17:24 (six years ago) link
Oooh! Imma check for Toronto tickets!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 23 June 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
A handful of plays on, I feel the production and arrangements on Silver Eye are probably their best, but perhaps the songwriting isn't quite up to scratch? There seems to be a lack of gorgeous melodies and memorable hooks compared to earlier work. Still a rich, enjoyable listen, and I appreciate they were probably going for more of a textured ambient experience with this one, at least in the back half.
― chap, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 11:01 (six years ago) link
Seeing them tonight, anyone else catch this tour? Seems the setlist has been pretty static with the exception of "Black Cherry" (!!)
mostly supernature/silver eyes tracks on tour
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Friday, 22 September 2017 22:01 (six years ago) link
I still love Silver Eye, but perhaps not as much as Supernature, Black Cherry or Head First.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 23 September 2017 08:59 (six years ago) link
Turrican, you would love this tour. Setlist was largely Supernature, and the band closed with an extended mix of "Strict Machine" (very similar to the We are Glitter mix). Nothing from Head First at this show though "Dreaming" and "Shiny and Warm" have been played on this tour.
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
I think I may be the only person who thinks Seventh Tree is their best album.
― Moodles, Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
i saw them open for New Order and it was pretty mesmerizing. and I had NO IDEA Alison Goldfrapp is 51 years old.
― nomar, Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
Moodles, Seventh Tree is definitely one of my favourites, the inverse of Tales of Us and includes probably one of their best tracks, "Eat Yourself". No songs from Tree or Tales on this tour, the band's trajectory is mostly dancefloor elevation
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
― Moodles, Saturday, September 23, 2017 7:34 PM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Nope. To me it's her best by far.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 23 September 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
Nice
― Moodles, Saturday, 23 September 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link
I'm the only person who thinks Tales of Us is her best album so here we are all off in niches
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Sunday, 24 September 2017 01:54 (six years ago) link