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Universal acclaim- based on 70 Ratings
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Positive: 59 out of 70
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Mixed: 7 out of 70
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Negative: 4 out of 70
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Dec 8, 2013A calm and understated piece of art is probably too limited to the experience of Seventh Tree. Goldfrapp's first attempt to abandon their dance floor sensibilities to create a mythical 70s-folk inspiration pays off. Download: Happiness, A&E, Monster Love.
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Aug 10, 2011Black Cherry is easily the most enjoyable Goldfrapp album and I honestly prefer their electro wave than this slow tone but nobody can ignore the beauty of "Happiness" or "Eat Yourself".
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Nov 3, 2010This album reminds me more of their first album in the sense that it's much slower and more sentimental. The songs show how they wanted this album to be different from Black Cherry and Supernatural, and I understand some people might not like that. I still like it for what it is and hope they keep releasing great music like this.
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BobbyKApr 3, 2008I agree with Kyle G -- this album is boring. Allison's voice ends up sounding like a pillow for most of it. Even the slower Felt Mountain featured some vocal acrobatics. Here, she just plods along.
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KGFReezeMar 17, 2008Best record I've heard this year thus far. Better than Malkmus and that's saying something. Now remember, listening to this means - gasp - sitting down with a good set of speakers, pulling out the booklet and LISTENING to it. Don't have close to that much patience? Don't bother. If you love the craft, you'll love it. And I'm not talking about the movie.
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RayE.Mar 17, 2008I heard a lot of bad things about this album, but I went out and bought it anyways and I'm glad that i did. Goldfrapp effectively inserts her remote, mysterious, emotionally empty glam-trip-hop persona into a genre where its presence seems antithetical: laid back singersongwriting. Very nice. Buy it and listen to it while you chill or do work. Don't listen to the haters.
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EdD.Mar 6, 2008
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JoaoC.Mar 5, 2008Great album from the british duo that moves away from the direction that "Black Cherry" and "Supernature" indicated, without losing their identity. The album is a great addition to their career thus far and showcases beautiful songs that Alison Goldfrapp embodies perfectly.
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KyleGMar 4, 2008
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MarkKMar 4, 2008
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KeithV.Mar 4, 2008Their electro phase never really hooked me; others did it so much better. But this is transcendent, sweetly-sad, current and throw-back at the same time, weird and lovely--more like they were at the beginning of their career. And the cover? Inspired.
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MinMar 3, 2008
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RossLMar 3, 2008A melancholy masterpiece.
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MatthewB.Mar 3, 2008Pretty good stuff. Very different from their previous albums, but I think far more interesting.
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DianaA.Mar 3, 2008Most of Goldfrapp fanbase (Me included) think that this duo can do no wrong. Seventh Tree proves they're (we're) wrong. Seventh Tree is a dull and unpalatable record.
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SeaR.Mar 2, 2008Love the slower songs, favorite one yet since their first CD.
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JoseL.Mar 2, 2008This is not good.
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DavidH.Feb 28, 2008Almost perfect.
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HCFeb 28, 2008This is very different from their last record's funky little numbers, but it's good nonetheless.
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IanS.Feb 27, 2008Goldfrapp manages to transcend their tremendously catchy synth-pop(opera) albums (BLACK CHERRY, SUPERNATURE), returning almost to their first album with a quiet, soaring, devastating, sweet semi-throwback to 60s hippie strumming and yet something so, so vital and new...epic, personal, completely necessary contemporary listening.
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DerickS.Feb 27, 2008A pastoral album perfect for walks through the countryside or romantic frisks through the moor. Standouts to me are "Clowns, "A&E," and "Caravan Girl," and my absolute favorite track is "Monster Love." Well done!
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JeremyF.Feb 27, 2008
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bigglesFeb 27, 2008
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PhilP.Feb 26, 2008Sublime perfection.
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AndrewW.Feb 26, 2008Absolutely brilliant. I sincerely believe this is their best work yet.
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AlexRFeb 25, 2008
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RenatoS.Feb 25, 2008Compared to their previous albuns, this is a bad record. The only real stan-outs are "Clowns" and "Eat Yourself"
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AaronM.Feb 25, 2008Instead of doing another 'Felt Mountain', which is what early speculators were saying, Goldfrapp shift music styles again. And just like with 'Black Cherry', they do it beautifully and with such grace that the result is something magnificent instead of cheap.
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CarlosR.Feb 25, 2008
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ddjmccordFeb 25, 2008Fans of Goldfrapp's first release will appreciate the expansive open-air sound that blends electronic and folk elements into a seamless masterpiece.
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PeterSFeb 25, 2008Great album, not completely consistent, but the rest of the tracks make up for that.
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AngusH.Feb 24, 2008A bit too ethereal and slow to be enjoyed round the clock but, in the right mood or setting, it's an hour of perfect, quirky bliss.
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Awards & Rankings
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Goldfrapp and Gregory have made an album as hummably lovely as it is knowingly referencing of a certain tradition of neo-psychedelic English whimsy.
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Some more uptempos would have been nice, but Seventh Tree still makes for good post-party chill- out music.
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From the first minute till the last, this is enthralling, invigorating stuff, and because of that it's comfortably the duo's best album yet.