Seventh Tree

I was introduced to the music of Goldfrapp through Madonna. I was watching an interview with Pop Icon for a British music program when she mentioned she was a fan of the electronic duo Goldfrapp. Time pasted, but when their album Supernature caught my eye at Newbury Comics I convinced Michael to grab it. We popped the CD into the car to listen on the ride home and from the first 5 seconds of their song "Ooh La La" I was hooked and desperately, madly in love with them.

With that in mind their latest effort Seventh Tree takes a different path. If you were expecting the in your face sex and glam disco of Supernature or Black Cherry you will be disappointed. If Supernature was the album for sweat filled urban nights Seventh Tree is the album for a beautiful weekend in the country.This album more closely aligns itself with their first album Felt Mountain which was full of ethereal and cinematic ballads. The change in direction is certainly not a bad one at all. The lead off track "A&E" has been playing in my head on repeat for quite sometime now. The lyrics are dark and beautiful and fit so well with Alison's wispy vocals. There are plenty of up-tempo songs to help bridge the gap between their last project and this one, especially songs "Happiness" and "Caravan Girl" though up beat these tracks do tend to have a more earthly or acoustic feel but still contain elements of electronic sound. This album will definitely be in my top play list soon.

Favorite songs for far:
A&E Happiness
Cologne Cerrone Houdini

Road to Somewhere

Caravan Girl