Seventh Tree

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Supernature was Goldfrapp’s breakthrough album and defined Alison as a leading exponent of ‘pervtronica’ (especially when dressed as some kind of dominatrix and attempting to have sex with a theremin). The sound of the album was so influential that even pop poppet Rachel Stevens made a Goldfrapp-soundalike single with Some Girls. Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol.120, no.11. 15 March 2008. p.55. ISSN 0006-2510– via Google Books. Seventh Tree (liner notes). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2008. CDSTUMM280. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Finding the experience fulfilling and inspiring, they carried it into their next studio album, enlisting producer John Congleton, who had worked with St Vincent, Blondie, John Grant and Bobby Krlic of The Haxan Cloak. The carefree Caravan Girl is a euphoric ode to escapism and the noir-ish, dark glamour of A&E is a delight. Standout Cologne Cerrone Houdini channels Air in its layered majesty. Using an acoustic guitar for the first time proved to signal a major change in the material, indicating a more organic feel, structurally and sound-wise. For 2005's well-received Supernature, Goldfrapp injected elements of pop, dance, and disco into their electro-pop/experimental sound, and the results were immediately successful both critically and commercially. The album produced the group's first Top 10 hits in the UK, " Ooh La La" and " Number 1," and peaked at No. 2 in the UK, selling more than 400,000 copies. It also provided the breakthrough for Goldfrapp in the US, where their eye-catching image and stage show has attracted media attention. We recorded an accoustic version of “Fly Me Away” for a radio show. It was a quite incisive experience that felt very satisfying and liberating. We almost started to feel jealous of the simplicity of other bands that only used a few guitars and drums. That kind of inspired us."O'Connell, Sharon (16 August 2003). "Strange Fruit". Time Out. Time Out Group Limited . Retrieved 25 March 2013. a b "Key Releases: 27.03.10". Music Week. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013 . Retrieved 24 September 2012– via HighBeam Research. Seventh Tree (2008) | Goldfrapp". 7digital. United States. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013 . Retrieved 10 July 2015. a b Begrand, Adrien (27 February 2008). "Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013 . Retrieved 10 July 2015. Phares, Heather (19 September 2000). "Felt Mountain – Goldfrapp". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 June 2013.

Goldfrapp". 7digital (in French). France. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012 . Retrieved 10 July 2015. a b c d e f Simpson, Dave (4 May 2001). "The Mercury prize? Oh God, that would be great. I deserve something". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 March 2013. Goldfrapp reveal details of new album and festival dates". Metro. 28 February 2013 . Retrieved 25 March 2013.Dombal, Ryan (11 June 2010). "Director's Cut: Goldfrapp: "Alive" ". Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 March 2013. Van den Boogert, Kate (6 July 2005). "Ooh La La!". GoGo – Paris in English . Retrieved 25 March 2013. The theme translated into a scintillating live show in which Alison performed wearing a horse’s tail, while dancers in nipple tassels, mirrored animal heads and little else joined her onstage. A radical reinvention of their sound, Seventh Tree – the title of which came from a dream that Alison had – revels in its confessional folktronica, reflecting a different side of the band than heard before.

a b "British album certifications – Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree". British Phonographic Industry. 29 February 2008 . Retrieved 11 July 2022. Paphides, Pete (12 March 2010). "Goldfrapp: Head First". The Times. News Corporation . Retrieved 25 March 2013. Welch, Andy (27 October 2008). "It's not all glitz for Goldfrapp". Chester Chronicle . Retrieved 25 March 2013. Seventh Tree became Goldfrapp's second release to chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States, [27] where it debuted at number 48 with first-week sales of 15,000 copies. [28] As of December 2009, it had sold 59,000 copies in the United States. [29] The album also peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Albums Chart. [30] Special edition [ edit ] a b "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 21 March 2013.a b "Goldfrapp's Moving to a Happy Place". Western Mail. Media Wales. 23 March 2010 . Retrieved 24 March 2013.

Ayers, Michael D. (10 December 2007). "Goldfrapp Quiets Down On 'Seventh Tree' ". Billboard . Retrieved 25 March 2013. Alison Goldfrapp described the album as "English romanticism with a hint of California sunshine."while Will Gregory called it "heartache dressed in ten louche outfits".

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Gittins, Ian (27 November 2011). "Goldfrapp – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012 . Retrieved 25 March 2013. As well as that, a distillation of their sound had worked its way into the music of everyone from Madonna to Rachel Stevens and Sugababes and wasn’t exclusive to them anymore. The early Goldfrapp days of Felt Mountain are brought to mind on the orchestral flourishes of Cologne Cerrone Houdini, but its previously untrodden areas like the outstanding Little Bird that really impress. On the latter, there are even hints of the Cocteau Twins, particularly with Alison’s somewhat ethereal vocals.