Head First - Goldfrapp
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68 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: The latest studio album for Alison Goldfrapp and producer Will Gregory finds the duo moving away from the more ambient sound of 2008's "Seventh Tree."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Mojo
    80
    Remarkably, the bold, full-on cheese works, because this is an album of classic pop. [Apr 2010, p.93]
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  2. BBC Music
    80
    At an economic 38 minutes and free of anything in the slightest bit terrible, you should welcome Head First like the first sun of spring, know it inside out by the time the band are slaying festival crowds mid-summer and possibly buying copies to give to close friends and family at Christmas.
  3. All Music Guide
    80
    If the album seems somewhat slight, it’s purposefully so: Head First is a love letter to the frothy, fleeting, but very vital joys of pop music.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Head First, enjoyable though much of it is, is disappointingly determined to return the favour.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. gagaforever
    10
    Goldfrapp's 5th album is definitely amazing. From the head rocking "Rocket" to the soft, melodic instrumental "Voicething" , Goldfrapp once again releases an album that is not only worth buying, but worth keeping and listening to over and over again!… Expand
  2. Tubie
    10
    An amazing album, I love and have played some of the songs in this album way too much. I usually don't like pop sounding albums but Goldfrapp manages to make their sounds so original and well crafted I just can't help but to love them.… Expand
  3. uptonk
    10
    This year's guilty, guilty pleasure. Love every dirty, synthetic gesture.
  4. Tris
    5
    This is the first Goldfrapp album I haven't enjoyed at all. Making a tribute to corny 80's pop music results only in more corny 80's music.… Expand

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