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Alison Goldfrapp
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Goldfrapp's fourth album, Seventh Tree, was released in the United States
on February 26, 2008. With this newest release, Goldfrapp has returend to
its roots, as this album is more similar in sound to Felt Mountain than the
synth rock sound of Black Cherry and Supernature. As someone
who didn't catch the Goldfrapp wave until Black Cherry, it took me a
while to appreciate Felt Mountain, and the same can be said with
Seventh Tree. At first listen I have to admit I was pretty
disappointed with the album, but now I love it. Alison's soothing,
operatic vocals take the forefront and complement the stripped down, laid back
sound to perfection.
In 2003, Goldfrapp released their second album, Black Cherry, which
should be on the top of many critic's "Best Of..." lists. The group is not
afraid to take chances, as the album is quite a departure from their first
release, Felt Mountain. That said, not since Dido's debut, No
Angel, have I heard an album where I was taken by every song. Granted,
it took more than one listen, but spend some time with it and you'll fall in
love. Lead singer Alison Goldfrapp sings effortlessly with a sensuality
that is very soothing.
Visit Goldfrapp's official webpage at www.goldfrapp.co.uk
to learn more about the group. If you would like to become a member of
Goldfrapp's official online team, where you can download photos, ringtones and
even win a few prize packs, go to
M80 Teams.
A must-have for any Goldfrapp fan is the "Beautiful Electric" 2-disc DVD. Disc One is a concert filmed at Somerset House plus a
documentary, while Disc Two features a show filmed at Shepherds Bush Empire and
a second documentary. Vidcaps from the DVD are on the Vidcap Page.
To hear tracks from Goldfrapp in their entirety, visit the Sirens of Song
online radio station at
Live365.com.
Concert Photos
Goldfrapp
returned to Los Angeles on March 11, 2006 and played an incredible show at the
Wiltern. Everything from Alison's voice, her outfit, the band, the
lighting, and her two mysterious stage performers (how do they breathe in those
outfits?) came together perfectly to make for quite a memorable concert. One
can only hope that one of the concerts from the tour will be released on DVD,
similar to Beautiful Electric.
Photos from the 2006 show in Los Angeles are on the
Photo Page.
Also available on my youtube
channel are two brief concert videos from the show.
Photos from Goldfrapp's October 8, 2003 show in Los Angeles are on the
Photo Page.
Vidcaps
Alison has her own vidcap section at the
Sirens of Song
Image Gallery. Currently available
are vidcaps from various Goldfrapp music videos and television
performanes.
Albums/Singles I Own
Shown below is by no means a complete discography. I have only included the albums and singles that I personally own.
The songs with a
are
the songs that I like the
most on each album. This doesn't necessarily mean I don't like the
songs that aren't checked.
The album with a 
is my favorite album of the artist.
Seventh Tree (2008) - deluxe edition w/bonus
DVD
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Supernature (2006) - deluxe edition w/bonus
DVD
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Black Cherry (2003)
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Felt Mountain (2000)
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Train (2003) - maxi single
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