Product Description

'Seventh Tree' is the fourth studio album by Goldfrapp and sees the electronic duo return to the more ethereal feel of their debut 'Felt Mountain' as opposed the glitter glamour of 'Supernature'. Here they use elements of folk and ambient music, and display influence from Gallic stars such Air and Serge Gainsbourg, all resulting in a warm, delicate, irresistible album. Features the single 'A&E'.

Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-25
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Seventh Tree unveils an Alison Goldfrapp quite different to the one we saw on her career highpoint to date, 2005's Supernature. Whereas that album was grandiose, glammy, and almost aggressive in its brash, thrusting sexuality, Goldfrapp's fourth album is no less sensual, but rather more subtle in its approach. Recorded with longtime collaborator Will Gregory out in rural Somerset, Seventh Tree feels like an attempt to fuse the pagan folk of cult English horror classic The Wicker Man to a lush backdrop of woozy electronics and a restrained orchestral sweep reminiscent of '70s-era Serge Gainsbourg. In practise, this means much of Seventh Tree goes where earlier Gainsbourg disciples such as Air have gone before: chilled-out, soporific electronica with a light organic edge. Luckily, Goldfrapp remains a compelling enough figure to keep matters on the right side of ethereal: the gorgeous "Clowns" imagines the Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser guesting on some long-forgotten Nick Drake out-take, rustic folk with an all-but-indecipherable vocal and an undercurrent of desolation, while "A&E" shows Goldfrapp's pop urge has not deserted her, uplifting electronica with a warm, bucolic twist. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Music 4 Production 0
First heard this band on Jools and immediately liked the songs/harmonies and thought that they were a breath of fresh air in their thinking, and obviously had put a great deal of work into the textures and layering of the sound/vocals. Then I bought the album.
One question, was this album recorded huddled together in a metal box?
I've been doing music for about 35yrs, and I will freely admit that I am still learning and will still end up knowing relatively little, but a great deal of stuff, especially from today's musicians, doesn't do them any favours with their choice of producers. It takes a bit more than a diploma and a bunch of gadgets to give a band their unique character, but there again, a great deal of money and effort does go into trying to turn sows ears into silk purses and we end up with the equivalent of a pig with lipstick!
Seriously, get a producer who feels the music that you're trying to make and isn't trying to turn you into yet another replica.

Give it 5 listens........and you'll love it!!
First listen.....disappointed. Just bland and nothingness.Elevator music.
Second listen....it's OK, but background music, nothing special.
Third listen.....it's quite good in parts, certain tracks stand out.
Fourth listen.....hey this is actually really good.
Fifth listen........wow this is amzing, my favourite album of Goldfrapps yet!

This album is a grower. I'm like the biggest Goldfrapp fan in the world yet the first couple of times I listened to it I really didn't like it at all, but have patience with it.......and you'll come to be amazed.
I just had it on in the background for a few listens while I was studying, or doing the house work.......then all of a sudden, bang....it just hit me.
It's beautiful, etheral,powerful.......lush. A stunning stunning album. Now I just can't get enough!!

summer is a-comin' in
After playing this CD to death for a week, I thought I'd write an on-line review, only to find out that the Amazon reviewer had picked up on all the influences I'd spotted and planned to use. This album is not immediate, but grows into a very satisfying experience. I've never heard an album begin with such an understated track as "Clowns". I can understand why some people have been shocked and disappointed (more fool them), expecting something of an "Ooh-la-La" after 2005's storming Supernature. "Clowns" sets the tone for the album as well as the sleeve photo of Alison does: Seventh Tree is infused with summer. "Clowns" is all sleepy vocals and acoustic guitar, and builds with some strings that remind me of Nick Drake's "River Man". You can practically feel the warmth on your skin and see the dandelion seeds drifting in the air as the sun starts to sink. "Little bird" has a "Strawberry Fields" start and a gorgeous chorus of "July-ly-ly". It then mutates into a Syd-era Floyd sort of psychedlic jam. "Happiness" is perhaps the closest we get to a Felt Mountain-type song, with an infectious melody and squiggley electronic noises reminiscent of that album or Black Cherry. Next track "Road to Somewhere" is the one that makes you think of the opening bars of "Willow's Song" from the 1973 film The Wicker man. And on it goes, gorgeous upon gorgeous. I like the strident Euro-disco strings that start "Cologne Cerrone Houdini", which does nothing to prepare one for the change of pace that is "Caravan Girl". Goldfrapp do Oasis? Almost. This is Goldfrapp at their most transparent yet; even Will ditches the sunglasses and goes for a prominent portrait on the inner cover. A warm and seductive album, made for intimate moments when you won't be disturbed by phones or pets or doorbells, this is the first Goldfrapp album where I have uploaded all the tracks onto my iPod, rather than a selection. I'm not sure why, but that's the effect it has had on me this week. Enjoy.