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For a woman who has done so much unashamed musical thievery in her
time that she would put a gang of Pollock shoplifters to shame. Alison ; ' H a, Goldfrapp has always been a bewitching character. In her efforts to . x: I“ distinguish herself from the hordes. she often seems like she's trying very, . 1 3v .
very hard. Which is what we should expect from our pop stars. Satisfyingly, ~ .: ' '
though, Goldfrapp's contrived facade is a frontage to some quite beautiful :~ -.' ' z : ' ' w '— " music. And album four is no different. '*- ’ " ~ ' ': ' . : a» m: :1: The group's ethereal roots are showing, the fetishistic slap and tickle of ~ :~ ' " - ' " : SURROUNDED ' : - .'
Supernature and Back Cherry has been supplanted again for the i: I i . " I" I ' ' The Naumus Years
widescreen glamour of Goldfrapp and Will Gregory‘s immense debut. Felt _ ... : Mountain. They‘ve yet to top its ooze and swoon. but equal it here with : ' . -. . ' :-r : ' r. ' " ' some trippy, sun kissed. evocative moments like the lazy. hazy brilliance of ' ' ‘ ' ‘Eat Yourself‘ and the understated glamour of 'A&E’. ' " 1' ' 1 :: ' ° . Reminiscent in atmosphere to Air‘s languid Virgin Suicides soundtrack. ' ' ' where scrupulous attention to detail is presented as effortless ' . 2- z 2 . frivolousness. Seventh Tree evokes the joyous spirits of Sandy Denny. Burt ' " " w : Baccarach and Gorgio Moroder. The synths pump and bubble happily. - f t w t ' l « while Goldfrapp proves she is more an effective rather than powerful vocal ' ‘ ' . ' : talent. The album is only let down by a couple of plodding moments. the ' : .' " : . z - i 2' °. ' torpid 'Caravan Girl‘ being the main offender. :' "z ° i w :' 1w r' t" z The record's cover is Alison Goldfrapp looking at us over her shoulder. Z ' ' ~ .' :-- 2 ;'- " r'. m :
the last embers of sunlight glowing on her face before dusk falls: as serene " - ' ~- .: : " ' : ° 1 :- v t
a portrait as you could find. Except she's wearing a kind of pirate hat. '- -.' 2 - . :-- . :' ' ' "- i :" ' : ' n " a": Which kind of sums Goldfrapp and this album up: beautiful, compelling and : ' ' -- . .' ' . ' . : ' z : '- ' w odd. (Mark Robertson) : - v : : : : w " 2‘ ' : Billy Bragg '.".
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