Black Cherry-Goldfrapp (Black Cherry - Goldfrapp)

Member Name: SpookyMoon

Product:	Black Cherry - Goldfrapp
Date:	29/05/09 (4 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Brave stab at something new.Different to their other albums.Vocally beautiful.

Disadvantages: Bit heavy on the futuristic synthesizer funk. Bit inconsistent and messy sounding at times.

Goldfrapp's second album, Black Cherry, shows the duo moving into a very different direction than in Felt Mountain. In this album they dont just play it safe by showcasing their elaborate electronic pop songs. This album moves towards digital synthesizers and a general futuristic sounding musical range sailing towards the listener on the sexy voice of vocalist Alison Goldfrapp.

Although this album is a brave step away from what made them famous, showing that they arent just a one trick pony-it really hasnt paid off as Black Cherry sounds really messy to the ear. It mixes gentle ballads with heavier dancier sounding tunes in the wrong way, leaving you a little bewildered and unsure what to expect next from this album.

The overall sound of this album is fuzzy, mechanical and futuristic sounding-but is not balanced with any of the grace displayed in their other albums. Although her voice does sound really sexy in this album, it feels more glossy and too glam that it does sincere or tinged with emotion.

This album seems really swamped in attempts and not so much in deliverance. I find it hard to get what the band are trying to do here and almost all the way through the album, I wanted to turn it off.

Summary: Not their best album, although I admire they tried something different.