Was that the one where they had a pole dancing semi-stripper in the background? I was at that gig too! Amazing. And then they played ‘Yes Sir’ and she played the theramin with her crotch.
Black Cherry is basically the sexiest album ever made. And also one of my favourite albums to boot.
Supernature is the third studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 17 August 2005 by Mute Records. The album received generally favourable reviews, with most critics complimenting its blend of pop and electronic music. It debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 52,976 copies, and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Supernature has sold one million copies worldwide.
The album’s lead single, “Ooh La La”, reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the duo’s highest-peaking single to date. The album spawned three further singles: “Number 1”, “Ride a White Horse” and “Fly Me Away”. In North America, where “Number 1” was promoted as the first single, the album was released on 7 March 2006 and reached number 138 on the charts. Supernature was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2007.
Brilliant album that seems to be often underrated by Goldfrapp fans and general pop audiences alike. Can’t fathom it. I like Black Cherry, but on Supernature Goldfrapp perfected the recipe: took what was great about Black Cherry and made a full album of it.
One of the rare instances where Goldfrapp played it far too safe and made a chart-friendly, sleeker, glammed-up rehash of Black Cherry. There’s some proper belters on it, but it’s largely surprise-free and lacks the electronic teeth (ie: weirdness) of its predecessor. By no means a bad album, but it’s the one I find myself reaching for less and less these days. Kudos for the subtly brazen album cover. Cocky!
Okay. Must’ve been bigger in the UK than in Australia. To my ears it should’ve been a massive, ten-weeks-at-the-top-of-the-charts hit. Very chart-friendly, as you say (though in my book that’s not necessarily a black mark against), but in my neck of the woods at least, it didn’t have huge amount of impact outside Triple J (kind of like early days XFM)
Came here to end up basically saying the same about Supernature. Some great tunes in there and they’ve refined their sound but… It’s less interesting, shallower than black cherry. It’s clearly made for mainstream. It’s too safe. But I’d still put it on and enjoy it. Slide in, satin chic, number 1…all great.
It was even used on Britney’s perfume advert in the US, might as well not exist over here though. Can’t fathom why it wasn’t on there, would’ve spotted in nicely
Seventh Tree is the fourth studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. It was released on 22 February 2008 by Mute Records. It was named after a dream Alison Goldfrapp had about a “very large tree”.[5] Taking inspiration from paganism and surreal English children’s books,[6] Goldfrapp described the album as a "sensual counterpoint to the glitterball glamour of Supernature ", their previous studio album from 2005.[7] Seventh Tree became the duo’s most critically acclaimed album since their 2000 debut Felt Mountain , with critics praising their new sound and their bravery for abandoning the dance atmosphere of their previous two albums. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart with 46,945 copies sold in its first week.
Four singles were released from the album. “A&E” was released as the lead single on 11 February 2008, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[8]The album’s second single, “Happiness”, peaked at number 25 on the UK chart, while the third single, “Caravan Girl”, reached number 54.[8] “Clowns” was released as the fourth and final single, charting at number 115 in the UK.[9]
Rather shamefully, for a band I love, this is the record of theirs I own which I’ve listened to the least. Given you all love it so, I should probably rectify that.