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...feeling alive again, alive again,” vocalist Alison Goldfrapp croons breathily on the third track of “Head First,” summing up the album’s vivacious spirit. British duo Goldfrapp’s fifth release, “Head First” is an infectiously bubbly, feel-good 1980s disco-pop infused production. Alison Goldfrapp and producer Will Gregory have experimented with various styles throughout the past 10 years, shifting from ambient electronic pop on their debut “Felt Mountain,” to darker sounds in later albums...
...targeting everything enjoyable and addictive about the pop music of the 1980s, Goldfrapp certainly hits the nail on the head. “Head First” is an incredibly cohesive album, evoking the whole era in all of its glory. With touches of ABBA, Pat Benatar, Diana Ross, and even Depeche Mode, it’s overwhelmingly nostalgic. On the surface, the enthusiastic and enticing sound of “Head First” gives it an immediate accessibility that Goldfrapp desperately needed to re-launch themselves into the electro-dance-pop arena. On the other hand, it also...
Although a good portion of “Head First” radiates happiness, there are a few darker moments that hearken back to the duo’s earlier style. However, Goldfrapp doesn’t quite pull it off like they did with their sultry 2003 hit single “Strict Machine.” “Shiny and Warm” comes close, with a pulsating rhythm that compliments Alison’s eerily beautiful vocals, but the mindless lyrics undercut the song’s efforts. “Hunt” also falls...
...great thing about being a musician in an age of digital communications, though, is that local obscurity is no barrier to international recognition. Indonesians don't give them a second look, but a buzz about the band - whose sultry, slow-burning trip-hop invites comparisons with Goldfrapp or Portishead - has gently percolated around the region, thanks to a well-tended MySpace presence, Channel V airplay and the fact that Yohanna mostly sings in English...
...Alison Goldfrapp has described her band's third album as a "place to take part in fortnightly disco sances." If you like your dance divas nuttier than a fruitcake, she's definitely your gal. What's surprising is that Goldfrapp (who started out as the wordless howler on Tricky's finest albums) and musical partner Will Gregory also have a sublime pop sensibility. Ooh la la is a sticky homage to Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky and Kylie Minogue's lyric book ("switch me on/ turn me up"). Meanwhile, the synth-rock ballad Number 1 has enough...