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New SINGLE ROCKET
March 8 2010
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New ALBUM
HEAD FIRST
March 22 2010 |
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- Head First and Rocket : formats & preorder |
Rocket is released on March 8 2010 as a CD Single, with the following tracklisting :
ROCKET
(CDMUTE430) CD Single - Release Date : Mar 08 2010
1. Rocket
2. Rocket (Tiësto Remix)
3. Rocket (Richard X One Zero Remix)
4. Rocket (Penguin Prison Remix)
5. Rocket (Grum Remix)
Click to pre-order.
Head First is released on March 22 2010 as a CD Album and as a Vinyl LP+CD, with the following tracklisting :
HEAD FIRST
(CDSTUMM320) CD album - Release Date : Mar 22 2010
Click to pre-order.
(STUMM320) Vinyl LP+Bonus copy of the CD Album - Release Date : Mar 22 2010
Click to pre-order.
1. Rocket
2. Believer
3. Alive
4. Dreaming
5. Head First
6. Hunt
7. Shiny And Warm
8. I Wanna Life
9. Voicething |
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- Rocket Remixes |
Goldfrapp is on a whole new health kick. After drinking down their breakfast smoothie of Olivia Newton-John and Hall & Oates, they take their purple Van Halen “Jump” pills and don spandex and sweatbands for an hour long work out with Jane Fonda. They must be getting fit for Xanadu. “Rocket” is the duo’s propulsive new single that’s a glorious rush of synth euphoria from their new and 5th LP Head First out March 9th. With breathy fantasy, Alison Goldfrapp sings about taking you on her rocket and never letting you come down. It’s the kind of song that makes you feel like there’s a wind machine running through your hair or you’ve just eaten a Peppermint Pattie. The remixes are absolute giddy good fun. Tiesto turns out seven plus minutes of pure disco anthem pleasure. Richard X, Penguin Prison and Grum all stab and succeed at glittering, swirly, splashed-out, high 80’s pumpers.
The Rocket remixes are :
Tiesto Remix
Length: 6:57
Richard X Eight Four Remix
Length: 6:58
Richard X One Zero Remix
Length: 7:00
Richard X One Zero Dub
Length: 7:00
Penguin Prison Remix
Length: 6:37
Grum Remix
Length: 6:45
Tiesto Radio Edit
Length: 4:21
Richard X One Zero Radio Edit
Length: 3:57
Grum Radio Edit
Length: 3:42 |
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- Rocket promo CD |
The promo cd for Rocket has just been sent to radio stations. It features 2 tracks :
01. radio edit
02. instrumental
Besides, you can download the HQ cover artwork for Rocket by clicking on it. |
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- Head First tracklisting |
Here is the official TRACKLISTING for HEAD FIRST (STUMM280) :
1. Rocket (03:50)
2. Believer
3. Alive
4. Dreaming
5. Head First
6. Hunt
7. Shiny And Warm
8. I Wanna Life
9. Voicething
The album is set for release on March 22 2010 through MUTE. |
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- Rocket's cover artwork |
Here is the official cover artwork for Goldfrapp's new single ROCKET from their upcoming album HEAD FIRST.
To listen to an audio clip go to AMAZON.DE or download it already from iTunes Australia. |
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- Cover artwork for new album |
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Here is the cover artwork for HEAD FIRST, GOLDFRAPP's new album.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Goldfrapp got a mention on the Stuart&Maconie show on BBC Radio 2 on January 9. Download here. |
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- Exclusive : new album tracklisting |
Like Felt Mountain, Head First will feature 9 tracks.
An unmixed version of the album will be sent to journalists in January 2010. Here is the tracklisting :
1. Rocket
2. Alive
3. Believer
4. Dreaming
5. Shiny and warm
6. I wanna life
7. Head First
8. Voicething
Thanks to Xavier. |
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- About new single and album |
Genre-smashing musical pioneers Goldfrapp announce their brand new album 'Head First', to be released through Mute on 22nd March 2010. This will be preceded by the fantastic new single 'Rocket’ on 8th March.
‘Head First' is Goldfrapp's most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010.
The duo's fifth album, 'Head First' is written and produced by band mates Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory and was recorded throughout 2009 in Bath and in London.
Fizzy with inspiration, the brand new single ‘Rocket’ is a goose-bump brilliant tune destined to float out of radios across the land.
The diversity, ambition and direction of the new album highlights Goldfrapp as true agenda-setters and modern British musical icons. ‘Head First' follows the critically acclaimed ‘Seventh Tree’, which saw the NME describe Goldfrapp as ‘having done the seemingly impossible and become even more fantasy fabulous’ and as ‘sublime, anthemic pop’ by The Independent. 'Head First' is the latest in a brilliantly consistent body of work - from the captivating electronic balladry of Mercury nominated debut 'Felt Mountain' and its distorted-dancefloor follow-up, ‘Black Cherry' to the glitterball glamour of ‘Supernature’ which came out in summer 2005 and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide.
Goldfrapp will take 'Head First' on tour later in 2010 - following the massive acclamation for both the Supernature and Seventh Tree tours and festival appearances around the world, Goldfrapp have underlined their reputation as one of the most transcendent and inventive live bands around.
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- New BBC interview |
Alison Goldfrapp was interviewed on BBC 6Music for The Music Week about the score they did for the John Lennon biopic. She also mentioned the new Goldfrapp album.
You can download the interview here. |
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- Goldfrapp to score John Lennon biopic |
Goldfrapp have announced that they are set to score the film for the upcoming biopic about John Lennon.
Based on the book 'Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon' by his half sister, Julia Baird - the film is about Lennon's childhood and adolescence.
"We have written the score for a film called "Nowhere boy". It's about John Lennon as a boy." Wrote Alison Goldfrapp on her bands' blog.
"It’s truly amazing that they gave us the oppotunity to do this. We are all really excited about going to Abbey Road studios [The studios where The Beatles recorded most of their studio material] soon to record the strings with the full orchestra." She added.
As for the next Goldfrapp album - a follow up to 2008’s 'Seventh Tree' - she also gave a quick update on how it was going.
"Now our work on the film is almost finished, we will carry on writing the Goldfrapp album."
'Nowhere boy', which features Kristin Scott Thomas and screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh - who wrote the script for the Joy Division film 'Control', will premiere on October 29 as part of the London Film Festival. |
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- Winter Wonderland |
A new Goldfrapp track, Winter Wonderland, is featured on a new eponymous Starbucks compilation, available via the Starbucks online shop.
The track Winter Wonderland, is a cover of the famous Christmas song Winter Wonderland, which was first published in 1934. The composer was Felix Bernard (1897-1944) and the lyricist was Richard B. Smith (1901-1935). Probably the most popular versions of this classic Christmas song, Winter Wonderland, were recorded to high acclaim by the Andrews Sisters and Perry Como.
The lyrics of Winter Wonderland have undoubtedly contributed to the magical vision of snow at Christmas together with the tradition of building snowmen and therefore turning fantasy into reality by creating a real Winter Wonderland.
Listen to the new cover by Goldfrapp via our player. |
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- BBC Electric Proms |
Goldfrapp performed a special gig for this year's BBC Electric proms. The live band was accompanied by a 14-piece violin orchestra & by a 6-piece choir, whence the exclusive string & choir versions of songs from Seventh Tree, and from their catalogue.
For setlist & pictures : check the gigography.
For some live tracks, check our downloads section.
For a few videos, visit our MySpace. |
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- More Clowns |
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The Guardian is also giving away a free download of Clowns, Goldfrapp's fourth single off Seventh Tree. Clowns <live from Union Chapel> is available for free download here.
Speaking of Clowns, a uk 1 track promo CD has surfaced on ebay. |
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- About Clowns |
Clowns, Goldfrapp's fourth single off Seventh Tree, can be downloaded for free at goldfrapp.com and on Goldfrapp's MySpace, for one solid week. Hurry up!
Clowns (digital single)
01. Clowns (album version)
02. Happiness (choral version)
03. Clowns (HQ cover artwork)
That is not all! Clowns (live at the BBC Proms) is available for download here for free, and for one week. |
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- Seventh Tree Special Edition |
Goldfrapp are releasing a special edition of the album on November 3 2008 in the uk. The Special edition box set features the CD album plus an exclusive DVD.
Seventh Tree CD + DVD Set (TCDSTUMM280)
CD album
1. Clowns
2. Little Bird
3. Happiness
4. Road To Somewhere
5. Eat Yourself
6. Some People
7. A&E
8. Cologne Cerrone Houdini
9. Caravan Girl
10. Monster Love
DVD bonus
Live At De La Warr Pavilion
1. Clowns (instrumental) - Behind The Scenes
2. Happiness
3. You Never Know
4. Caravan Girl
5. Monster Love
6. Little Bird
7. Credits
Videos
8. A&E
9. Happiness
10. Caravan Girl
TV Performances
11. Clowns
12. Road To Somewhere
Buy the CD + DVD set here |
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- Goldfrapp in Paris : more seats |
"Voyez Mon Producteur" with William Morris Agency present : Goldfrapp live at Théâtre de Marigny in Paris, on Monday 20 October 2008. Support act : Julian Velard. Goldfrapp will be accompanied by a 14 piece string orchestra.
35 additional tickets are on sale via Fnac right now.
Hurry up!
Goldfrapp last performed in Paris on April 16 2008 at the Casino de Paris. |
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- iTunes originals |
Goldfrapp's iTunes Originals session is available to download now. The package includes new session versions recorded at New York City's Electric Lady Studios earlier this year and selected album tracks from across all four Goldfrapp albums, as well as commentary and anecdotes from the band.
Tracklisting :
01 iTunes Originals
02 "It Was the First Song Will and I Wrote Together"
03 Lovely Head
04 "It's Quite an Unusual Song"
05 Paper Bag (iTunes Original Version)
06 "It Was Recorded Outdoors"
07 Deer Stop
08 "We Like the Slow-y's"
09 Black Cherry
10 "I Never Get Tired of Doing It"
11 Strict Machine (iTunes Original Version)
12 "It's Got a Certain Quality About It"
13 Forever
14 "It's Another One We Really Like Playing Live"
15 You Never Know (iTunes Original Version)
16 "I Think I Was Going out With a Guy at the Time"
17 Satin Chic
18 "Keep Telling People It's a HillBilly Version"
19 Ooh La La (iTunes Original Version)
20 "It Was a Message to Me Really"
21 Eat Yourself (iTunes Original Version)
22 "Sentiment of the Song Is This Idea of Traveling"
23 Road to Somewhere (iTunes Original Version)
24 "I Was Inspired by a Friend of Mine Who Lives in Spain"
25 Little Bird (iTunes Original Version) |
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- Seventh Tree Tour : Autumn dates |
More dates have been announced to the Seventh Tree tour, ushering in an autumn tour. Countries visited include the USA, Canada, Australia, France & the UK.
September 2008 : USA, Canada, Australia
12/09/08 New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
14/09/08 Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall
16/09/08 Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom
17/09/08 Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo
20/09/08 San Francisco, CA, Treasure Island Music Festival
21/09/08 Los Angeles, CA, Orpheum
26/09/08 Melbourne, Palais Theatre, St Kilda
28/09/08 Melbourne, Parklife Festival
29/09/08 Perth, Parklife Festival
October 2008 : Australia, France, United Kingdom
02/10/08 Sydney, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
04/10/08 Brisbane, Parklife Festival
05/10/08 Sydney, Parklife Festival
20/10/08 Paris, Théâtre de Marigny
23/10/08 Cambridge, Corn Exchange
25/10/08 Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Civic
26/10/08 Leicester, De Montford Hall
28/10/08 Bristol, Colston Hall
29/10/08 Southampton, Guildhall
31/10/08 Liverpool, Liverpool University Mountford
02/11/08 Manchester, Manchester Apollo
03/11/08 Leeds, Leeds Academy
07/11/08 Dublin, Tripod
09/11/08 London, Brixton Academy
10/11/08 London, Brixton Academy |
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