Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree
Mute
2008
Rating:


Goldfrapp's shift to a more pastoral form of techno from the erotic electro funk of 2005's "Supernature" won't be that much of a surprise to those familiar with the stately "Felt Mountain" the duo released in 2000. The return to orchestral lushness even seems like the formation of a perfect circle.

Instead of making an album that's suitably sumptuous and idyllic, "Seventh Tree" is bland and mellow. Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory seem to be attempting to make something as ethereal as classic Kate Bush, only to have created something that's unmemorable in its pleasantness. The failure to pump any soul into this batch of melancholy ballads comes as a surprise because of Goldfrapp's past success "Pilots" and "You Never Know." There's some feeling to "A & E" and a redeeming European-, 1970s-style funk to "Cologne Cerrone and Houdini," but these are songs that underline the half-hearted, less-than-super nature of the effort.

Posted Friday, February 29, 2008

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