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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."
- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop, Electronic
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Starting something Thought could be fun Started something Couldn't go on Danger, heartache I always knew There's no winner In this game you... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 22
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Mixed: 8 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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MojoRemarkably, the bold, full-on cheese works, because this is an album of classic pop. [Apr 2010, p.93]
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As Will Gregory's superimposed sonic backgrounds flit by like the green-screen projections of some fickle, seemingly opportunist sci-fi magician, singer and namesake Alison Goldfrapp's voice--ethereal, otherworldly, but always human--remains a constant variable, the cord that connects all of Goldfrapp's disparate, but equally captivating, incarnations.
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Goldfrapp’s skill at adopting and fully embodying different styles is what makes them distinctive, not necessarily one signature sound. 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.
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There's plenty of highly stylized fun to be had here. Just don't expect to remember many of the details when it's all over.
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As both a concept and an insular set of songs, it works. But for an act that’s always found its footing in the future, it’s puzzling that the duo find their present rooted so firmly in the past.
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There are instances when the songwriting isn't that exciting, when the choruses don't ascend quite as stratospherically as they're supposed to, and you're left listening to what is, in essence, an MOR pop album.
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It is difficult, even after repeated listenings to find something that breaks out of the formula. The only truly embarrassing moment on the album is the title track.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Nov 3, 2010
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uptonkApr 12, 2010This year's guilty, guilty pleasure. Love every dirty, synthetic gesture.
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Sep 13, 2010
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JenS.Mar 26, 2010Fun, slick album.
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JeanMMar 31, 2010to be honest, this album didn't live up to my own ridiculously high expectations, but still, it's a pop masterpiece.
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Dec 18, 2016
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Aug 10, 2011
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