Seventh Tree

Fine. Not the most catchy Goldfrapp album.

Interesting and pleasant.

It was okay. Drifty and wispy and makes you want to take a nap.

Really enjoyed listening to this album even though it is a departure from Goldfraap’s usual sound. It was really entertaining.

vocal and light electronic music. A bit empty for me

Pleasant listen. Nice vocals and instrumental backing

This sound of some.of the songs and some of the lyrics creeped me out. Not sure when I would listen to it.

This reminds me of Nelly Furtado, but slower and less catchy. Meh.

For a group I have never heard of I was very impressed with this album. Very pleasant listen. Not sure the reason to include in the list but that is above my pay grade.

I'm not afraid to give a 5 when I hear it.

Fine enough. Nothing I'll seek out again, though.

I liked this much more than I thought I might. Pleasant folky electronic pop and rock tunes. Some tracks were missed for me, but overall I quite enjoyed this. 3/5 but closer to a 3.5 honestly

Goldcrap is more accurate.

I wasn’t blown away by anything, but this was a pleasant and mellow album, something nice to have on in the background. I’d check out more by this artist. Top tracks: Happiness, Eat Yourself

3.5

Folky album. It is good, but nothing exceptional. 3.5 stars

I'm not quite as high on this Goldfrapp album compared to *Felt Mountain*. This one jettisons a lot of the electronica elements from her earlier elements and this goes in a more folky chamber pop sound. It just doesn't feel as interesting to me, but it's still got some good stuff. 3.5 stars.

Not so much ‘Ooh La La’, more ‘Ooh Arrgh Ye Matey’. The music is real airy and pleasant and on the basis of the cover Ms Goldfrapp would make a mighty fine pirate bride to shiver timbers with but unfortunately compared to their debut Felt Mountain the highlights here aren’t nearly as sexily heavy-hitting or essential. Only 3 gold doubloons out of 5 unlike Felt Mountain which gets the full 5.

I liked it. I've heard some of their stuff before, and looked forward to listening to this. Not bad, but not what I remembered hearing from them before. So - I explored some more of their albums, and I do enjoy them.

81/100. Pretty and dreamy. The whole album feels very vulnerable both in sound and in song. I've only heard their debut album before which was darker but still dreamy. Such good records, the dream pop is spectacular.

At the risk of sounding like An Old, why does she mumble and slur her words when she sings? The songs where I could understand her I liked so much better. This would be getting 2 stars, except “Eat Yourself” is a great song and strong enough to bump up my rating. Liked that this was a little different but not sure it needs to be here.

3,5

4.4 This shit is peak. Especially "Happiness" and "Cologne Cerrone Houdini".

08/13/26 Favorite Track: Happiness

Pleasant throughout with a few really great songs. Cool surprise

Good vocals on this, very nice. Nothing outstanding but perfectly fine.

had never heard of this duo before. Standout vocals among a backdrop of ethereal electronica. A little too mellow and pensive for my taste.

fav songs: happiness eat yourself dreamy, warm, repetitive 50/100

this is quite good but it's annoyingly safe; it doesn't really try to take any risks to really do something actually interesting or memorable, just establish a very pretty and satisfying atmosphere. i did enjoy this atmosphere, but i really wish the album tried to inspire more actual emotion rather than just conjuring a pretty mood, because if it did i could really see this becoming a favorite of mine; i loooove the sound and i am a sucker for really any sufficiently pretty blend of folk and electronics like this album offers. 4/5

Goldfrapp just doesn't move the needle for me.

Went into this with an open mind despite being confused by the presence of one Goldfrapp album on the list, let alone 2. This is pleasant and all but totally forgettable.

Listened to this way more than I needed to. Not bad, better than the other Goldfrapp album. Low 4

Kinda nice to listen to but forgettable

Extremely forgettable but not bad in the moment.

It's not offensive. But it also lacks any sort of passion. Very little variability in tempo or dynamics. Just a soundscape with electronic drums. You could listen for hours and never notice. Not my jam.

Not a big fan of the breathy singing, but some of the songs were okay and fun.

I didn’t find this one particularly compelling. Also kind of threw me for a loop knowing a few of the more electronic sounding Goldfrapp songs

Very ambient and dreamy. I think I would have liked it more if she always sang in her lower register- I didn’t particularly like when she sang in her higher register.

Bonne petite musique de fond

Mumble folk country

There’s nothing wrong with Seventh Tree but there’s nothing right with it either. Mediocre repetitive background noise.

Bad. Just… bad.

Kinda weird, kinda boring, but overall pretty inoffensive

Pretty good

Det e litt rart at æ ikke har hørt på det her før, men æ likte det helt greit.

Really good!

Kinda bummed at all the 2 star ratings I've given but there is so much mediocre stuff on this list. The songwriting here is forgettable and often very samey in more than just vibe but also chord changes and melodies. On the last song I checked to make sure it wasn't playing another version of an earlier song... I swore I already heard it. Don't love the singers voice but it might be the way it was recorded? Often it sounded like it was recorded with a laptop mic with crazy amounts of hiss coming through only when the vocals happen. Added Happiness to my 1001 playlist, it's the only memorable song.

Better than the average Electronica.

At first, this was kind of interesting - it sounds soft and gentle, but there’s something a little “off” or slightly unsettling if you pay attention to the lyrics (for example, on “Happiness” or “A&E”). I love that kind of contrast, so I wish it were executed to greater effect here. After the first few tracks, the placid music just overwhelmed the interesting elements, and I started to get bored.

alright

Well, this was a mixed bag. Enjoyable, creative and lush, but dull and plain at certain points as well. It would've made for a great EP. Favourite track: Happiness

Boring album really. Not bad as such, just nothing to it.

A very pleasant dream pop album that's not only really good for vibing with in the background, but also a lush, layered album with some surprisingly excellent hooks throughout. I was not expecting to love this album as much as I did but I did! I'm really excited for the other Goldfrapp album on this list after this.

Soothing, worth a second listen

Wow, this is not what I expected. I groan a little when I see "electronic music", the selections on this list have been very hit or miss for me. I really liked this a lot. I like how dreamy and relaxing the music is.

Otra vez juzgué mal esta tipa Muy lindo y experimentoso 3.4

It was nice

En 2008, quand le duo britannique Goldfrapp a débarqué avec Seventh Tree sous le bras, on s'attendait sérieusement à se prendre une nouvelle baffe disco-glam en pleine tronche. Alors autant vous dire qu'après le rouleau compresseur Supernature et les beats moites de Black Cherry, Seventh Tree s'est plus apparenté à une douche froide. Car Alison Goldfrapp et Will Gregory avaient décidé, sans prévenir personne, de plaquer les stroboscopes urbains pour aller se planquer dans la campagne verdoyante du Somerset. Donc exit les synthétiseurs agressifs, le latex moulant, les talons aiguilles et les lignes de basse cradingues et place aux guitares acoustiques sautillantes, aux harmoniums un peu poussiéreux, aux chœurs féeriques et aux nappes de cordes aériennes. Un virage à cent quatre-vingts degrés totalement inattendu qui en a laissé plus d'un sur le carreau à l'époque, moi le premier. Pourtant, dès la première écoute, je dois bien avouer que je suis tombé sous le charme absolu de cette nouvelle esthétique bucolique. Dès les premières secondes, je me suis retrouvé plongé dans un univers profondément onirique. C'est un album d'une beauté plastique évidente, totalement pétri d'images champêtres, de contes païens et de rêveries pastorales. On navigue en pleine folk-pop vaporeuse, teintée de psychédélisme hippie et d'une légèreté presque enfantine. La voix d'Alison Goldfrapp, enfin débarrassée de ses filtres vocaux agressifs et de ses postures d'allumeuse synthétique, retrouve un grain d'une pureté désarmante. Elle chuchote à nos oreilles des comptines pour adultes mélancoliques, tandis que les arrangements délicats de Will Gregory tissent un cocon sonore extrêmement douillet autour de nos têtes fatiguées. C'est beau, c'est doux, c'est indéniablement et profondément plaisant à l'oreille. Je me suis surpris à fermer les yeux à de nombreuses reprises durant l'écoute, me laissant porter par cette atmosphère de sous-bois au petit matin, quand la brume flotte encore au-dessus de l'herbe humide et que le soleil pointe à peine à travers les branches. Il y a un côté conte de fées champêtre qui fonctionne à merveille et qui attrape l'auditeur dès les premiers instants sans jamais le bousculer. Pourtant, une fois l'enchantement initial passé et après plusieurs écoutes attentives, un constat un peu plus lucide s'impose à moi. Je trouve que cet album ne mène nulle part. Attention, ne me faites surtout pas dire ce que je n'ai absolument pas dit : ce n'est pas du tout un mauvais disque, bien au contraire. Mais il souffre selon moi d'un manque assez criant de dynamique dramatique et d'évolution narrative. On s'installe très gentiment dans ce décor champêtre, on contemple les jolies fleurs, on apprécie la brise tiède sur son visage, mais le voyage manque cruellement de relief et surtout de destination finale. On attend le virage inattendu, la montée en tension salvatrice, le morceau qui viendrait tout balayer sur son passage ou apporter une vraie rupture de ton dans le paysage, mais cette étincelle ne vient malheureusement jamais. On reste bloqué dans une sorte de plateau contemplatif, certes magnifique, mais désespérément plat. Le groupe semble s'être enfermé dans sa propre bulle de confort, refusant catégoriquement de bousculer l'auditeur ou de prendre la moindre prise de risque structurelle. Le problème majeur de ce Seventh Tree, selon moi, c'est que les ambiances se ressemblent toutes un peu trop. Alison et Will ont trouvé une formule magique d'une beauté incontestable, c'est certain, mais ils la déclinent avec une régularité presque obsessionnelle d'un bout à l'autre de la galette. Les textures sonores, aussi sublimes soient-elles au demeurant, finiront inexorablement par se confondre dans l'esprit de celui qui écoute. Je ne vais pas m'amuser ici à vous disséquer chaque morceau un par un. Ce serait une erreur fondamentale, une démarche d'un ennui mortel, et cela casserait complètement la dynamique de cet article. Mais force est de constater qu'entre les ballades acoustiques vaporeuses, les morceaux mid-tempo bercés par des orgues discrets et les envolées de cordes veloutées, la frontière devient parfois particulièrement floue au fil de la lecture du disque. On passe d'une piste à la suivante sans toujours s'en rendre compte, comme si l'album n'était au fond qu'une seule et longue plage musicale uniforme. Les variations de tempo sont réduites au strict minimum, les dynamiques restent étales du début à la fin, et l'intensité ne décolle jamais réellement au-dessus de cette ligne d'horizon bucolique. On glisse d'un tableau pastoral à un autre sans que rien ne vienne perturber cette immobilité contemplative. C'est là tout le grand paradoxe de ce disque. Malgré ce manque évident de trajectoire et cette homogénéité parfois limite soporifique, je dois bien admettre une chose essentielle : c'est un album qui s'écoute sans la moindre difficulté. Il n'y a pas la moindre fausse note, pas le moindre faux pas, pas le moindre énervement agaçant qui viendrait gâcher le plaisir général. On se retrouve face à un objet musical d'une fluidité absolument déconcertante, capable de s'imposer naturellement dans n'importe quel paysage quotidien. C'est le disque parfait pour accompagner un après-midi pluvieux à regarder les gouttes tomber sur le carreau, une session de lecture au calme sous la couette ou une longue route sereine au moment où le soleil se couche doucement sur la campagne. On le lance sur la platine, et la magie opère de manière totalement naturelle, sans jamais brusquer nos tympans fatigués ni exiger une attention cérébrale de tous les instants. C'est du velours pur pour les oreilles, un disque de confort absolu, une parenthèse enchantée dans un monde moderne qui va beaucoup trop vite et qui fait beaucoup trop de bruit pour rien. Et parfois, franchement, il faut bien reconnaître que ça fait un bien fou de poser son cerveau sur le côté. On se laisse glisser dans ce bain tiède avec une facilité déconcertante, en savourant la qualité irréprochable de la production et la finesse des moindres détails arrangés avec un soin d'orfèvre. Will Gregory prouve une fois de plus quel brillant orchestrateur il est capable d'être quand il s'agit de sculpter la matière sonore. Les mélodies restent élégantes, les harmonisations sont d'une grande délicatesse. Et Alison prouve de son côté qu'elle reste une interprète hors pair, capable de captiver son monde simplement en murmurant trois mots au creux du micro avec ce timbre si chaud, si éthéré et si particulier. Alors oui, le critique un brin acerbe que je peux être à mes heures perdues pourra toujours pester contre ce côté parfois trop lisse, cette impression permanente de tourner en rond dans un jardin anglais impeccablement taillé au cordeau par des jardiniers tirés à quatre épingles. Je pourrai toujours regretter le manque d'audace narrative, l'absence de vraies prises de risque ou le manque de titres véritablement marquants qui viendraient secouer cette douce léthargie pastorale. Mais est-ce vraiment ce qu'on est venu chercher en posant ce disque sur la platine ? Quand je décide de m'envoyer cet album, je ne suis pas en quête d'un électrochoc violent ni d'une révolution musicale majeure. Je suis simplement à la recherche d'une évasion poétique, d'un moment de répit salutaire, d'une bulle d'air frais au milieu du vacarme ambiant. Et sur ce terrain précis, il faut bien avouer que le contrat est rempli à cent pour cent sans la moindre bavure. Seventh Tree demeure une étape à part et profondément fascinante dans la discographie globale de Goldfrapp. C'est un retour osé aux sources folk et cinématiques qui rappelait déjà par certains aspects les plus belles heures de leur tout premier essai, l'inégalable Felt Mountain, mais avec une approche cette fois-ci beaucoup plus lumineuse et apaisée. Le groupe a eu le courage de prendre à contre-pied tous ceux qui les attendaient au tournant avec des hymnes de dancefloor faciles. Ils ont préféré écouter leurs envies profondes du moment plutôt que d'obéir aux lois impitoyables du marché du disque. Et rien que pour cette démarche artistique honnête et rafraîchissante, je leur tire mon chapeau. Je conserve donc une vraie affection sincère pour cet album au fil des années. Malgré ses défauts de construction évidents, son manque d'ambition narrative et sa nette tendance à repasser un peu les mêmes plats d'un titre à l'autre, le charme continue d'opérer avec une efficacité redoutable près de deux décennies après sa sortie officielle. Chaque fois que les premiers accords résonnent dans mon salon, je me laisse à nouveau piéger par cette douceur enveloppante. Je râle un peu intérieurement en constatant que la deuxième moitié du disque ressemble comme deux gouttes d'eau à la première, mais je souris aussitôt en constatant à quel point l'ensemble glisse tout seul sans le moindre accrochage. C'est un disque d'atmosphère par excellence, un album-cocon qui assume pleinement son statut de havre de paix vaporeux. Si vous cherchez des hymnes taillés pour les stades ou des uppercuts émotionnels qui vous mettent K.O. au premier round, vous pouvez passer votre chemin sans regret. Mais si vous avez simplement envie de vous payer une sieste musicale de haute volée, bercée par des cordes délicates et une voix d'ange, vous êtes au bon endroit. Pour toutes ces raisons, pour cette ambiance vaporeuse absolument unique, pour ce confort d'écoute inégalable, mais aussi pour ce petit goût d'inachevé dans la trajectoire globale du disque, mon verdict est aujourd'hui sans appel. C'est un très beau disque, imparfait mais profondément attachant. Un album que je ressors toujours avec le même plaisir intact, la même indulgence bienveillante et une pointe de nostalgie assumée. Pour moi, ce sera donc un très solide 4 sur 5.

Fine, that's totally fine. Just a usual experience, nothing extraordinary, still not bad

I don’t know how I never listened to Goldfrapp before now - while it’s not something I’d put on all the time, it’s definitely right up my alley with the dreamy melodic vocals. I think I thought they were more house electronic than this more downtempo vibe.

Sounds like a James Bond soundtrack. Really lovely though I struggle a bit with the breathiness of the vocals.

Pleasant and quite a relaxing listen

This seems like a weird inclusion, because I think Goldfrapp's cultural relevance was fading by this point and its not even necessarily their most critically acclaimed work. Still its not bad. Fave Tracks: Happiness, Road to Somewhere, Caravan Girl 3.3/5

A good album, i liked Little Bird, Happiness and A&E the most.

good

Pretty music, pretty voice, pretty boring.

I really liked this one. It reminded me of Joni mitchell in a way that I really enjoyed. I’ll come back to this one.

Dreamy and fun

Con Felt Mountain yo creo que es suficiente. No es que no sea un buen disco este, es muy disfrutable, pero es que su obra maestra es otra cosa. Clowns es un actualización de Joni Michell, que funciona estupendamente. Entre FK Twigs, Kate Bush o ellos mismos.

Mas que voz linda. De tirar o fôlego mesmo, maravilhosos vocais. Cá está um disco bem bonito, terno, emocionante, que remete uma vibe bem específica, uma pegada meio cottage core, nostálgico, doce. Infelizmente, por mais que seja um som gostoso e relaxado, não causa muita impressão. É agradável de ouvir, mas assim que acaba, você esquece totalmente o que acabou de ouvir. Bom disco pra curtir um momento adorável, mas não mudou minha vida. 3.5/5

I always associated Goldfrapp with the late 2000s so it interests me to know they are a product of the millennium, like undersung peers to Yeah Yeah Yeahs or The Strokes. I take it this album, their fourth and following the 2005 album that was their clear crossover momwnt, is a more downbeat and introspective work, so I don’t know that it’s a good introduction but I enjoyed it and it made me curious to hear more.

Dreaded this coming up after hating felt mountain but quite liked this

I don't know much about Goldfrapp apart from enjoying Train on their album Black Cherry, but I was looking forward to this and I found it a little bit disappointing. I have to agree with the other reviewers, the songs are all good enough, but they slide off the brain as soon as they finish. The most interesting tracks were A&E and Caravan Girl, but that is only relative. A pleasant enough but unmemorable listening experience.

I like the vibes here!

нормалек.

I didn’t know what to expect going into this one. I enjoyed it overall but by the middle of it the songs started to blend together.

Didn't like the first one on the list, this isn't better and it is honestly indistinguishable from it

Pleasant voice I guess

I mean, I guess it’s OK not sure about top 1000 or anything.

It's not bad, different style to what I remember, it's nice but not memorable

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Decent folk pop album. Didn’t wow me

Not objectionable. Not special.

Really enjoyed this. New band to me but interested to hear more.

Not bad. Not good. She’s a talent. But could do better even within her chosen form.

Really good listen. A great sound and some damn fine songwriting. Caravan Girl, A and E and Happiness are standouts in a really good bunch of songs. A good listen.

After their wonderful orchestral debut, then two albums of banging club-pop, Goldfrapp (the duo) change tack to a pastoral, folksy indie-electronica sound. I have no issues with artists trying different things, and they have produced a pleasant album that basks in Goldfrapp (the singer)'s warm and mannered vocal tone if not the full range of her expression. I have noticed Alison Goldfrapp turn up in guest appearances on a few albums recently (Orbital, Tricky) and she always adds value, but it feels like she possibly had a bit more in the tank she could have used here. It could use a bit more character -- a bit more eccentricity, a bit more bite -- all of which are more than evident on their previous albums. I can see why this has dropped off the list of later editions of 10001 Albums. I really like her hat, though.

Groovy

Better than I imagined. Apparently it's their odd ball album but they seemed right at home.

Decent background music. Not much to distinguish the individual songs here, but it was an easy enough listen.

Not for me…sound very monotone her voice is low and blends to the music …not annoying to have in the background …but what’s the point

Pesimo

Happiness was recognisable. A pleasant album. Not sure I'd listen to Goldfrapp on repeat but it was good for a one-off.

pleasant, I thought they were much more electro. This sounded quite baroque pop

Did not like this album and artist. Only give it two stars - would not listen again!

Really enjoyed this! Dreamy pop was a perfect selection today

I've heard of this artist, know some of her tracks and they are banging. Not sure if they're off this album. Ok this list I have been listening to have been a bit slow for my taste. Picked up a bit, not for me though. I respect her artistry though.

A: Helt vibe, helt intressant men ksk lite tråkigt? Coolt för att vara 2008 men nog en aning "bland". Skulle ha varit betydligt bättre om det varit hälften kortare. 3/5 D: Orioniskt den modernaste musiken hittills. Typ vad jag skulle gissa att nån Ethel Cain producerar. Giving sådär chill indie som lyssnas av en massa människor som man aldrig träffar själv. Skönt för öronen trots att det är ganska jämntunnt. 3/5

07/05 Meh. Nothing stood out

Sounds like vanilla Radiohead with a female singer.

Pretty sweet! Not a band I really knew before, but some of the tunes will probably enter the rotation. Diverse songs with clear identities

Not a fan of Taylor Swift music.

Tää oli vähän liian tasapaksua tavaraa. Ei jäänyt mitään mieleen.

Weird and dreamy… i like

Good

This album was not what I was expecting based on my previous experience of Goldfrapp. It's quite good, the music is nice and so is the singing. I just wish I could make out the lyrics without having to look them up.

This one worked on me like the Wilco album: I can't recall any of what I listened to after having heard it, but I feel like some sort of subliminal message was etched into my brain. Overall, I enjoyed it. Now excuse me while I go buy a cardigan, a frappe, and a fall scented candle.

That was pretty dang enjoyable. Didn’t know what to expect from the album cover, but thought I’d be getting folk. I didn’t know I’d get some electronic / folk / whatever in the hell blend that worked rather nicely. I’ve never heard of this artist before. Pairs well with a cruise into town to the local Menards. Light to mid 4

Sounds like Taylor Swift. Also, boring.

Soooothing, very sweet. Nice. Like I felt guilty because it was so syrupy.

It's not bad but it feels a bit inconsequential

Inoffensive but why is this on this list?

Pleasant Sunday morning outside, accompanied by squawking seagulls. Dipped back in later, indoors, and I realized that this could easily have been recorded last week; these days, folky electronic music is just called music. 3.5

Back in the day I used to have an MP3 player that I would plug into my car stereo. By the inevitable logic of alphabetical sorting, the track A&E would always start playing automatically when I turned the car on, and I would always listen before switching to something else. I always associate this track with setting off on journeys on a summer’s day, and the hope and optimism that flows from that. As a result, I didn’t listen to the rest of the album quite as much, which was an oversight because it’s excellent. After the haunting ambient sounds of their debut and the more dance and glam sounds of the next two, this album strikes a balance with acoustic elements mixed with dreamy, shoe-gazy keyboards. Alison Goldfrapp’s ethereal vocals (and occasionally surreal lyrics) are the main attraction. Gorgeous stuff! Mahogany-titties-tastic!

Not sure if I’ve listened to anything from this album before. It’s alright but I much prefer their previous work. This sounds more like a less hooky St. Vincent.

Didn't like this nearly as much as their other album on this list - all the cool, edgy cinematic stuff replaced by pale, watery limpness. Still sort of pleasant, just very inessential.

SoSo

a lovely easy listen!

Another sunny day record. Pure vibe, essence of Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins in there. I don't really understand why a record that is so unlike their other records would be included, but it was nice.

I like her voice and there are some enjoyable songs on here but a lot of it was kinda forgettable. Not bad just not for me Top Track - Happiness

actually would want to listen again

Super sweet

Omg! “Drew” (not this album) was my introduction - on the drive through Banff to Jasper. I don’t know this album so I’m v much looking forward to it. I love this Every song is a vibe wow Little Bird has Kate Bush energy Happiness! Caravan Girl! Lovely drive to Brooklyn with these two.

Never heard before. Enjoyed. Will listen again.

Very nostalgic

A lot of YouTube videos for this junk.

Ehh, it was ok. Ethereal Folk Music. 2.5⭐️ rounding down because I don’t need to hear from these guys again.

It's okay. Nothing really grabbed me. Found it a little boring.

once again another electronic music band that just seems too minimalist for me. I could barely get through the first track

Finally, an album I already own! Alison Goldfrapp has her own style, that's how you make music!

Nice sounding with some pleasant tones, but overall forgettable. All the songs kinda started to wash together. Not really something I’d like to return to

Superr sweet music and voice but not for me . I love the song happiness

Not for me

This was different and fresh

Rarísimo, pero me gustó. Me esperaba otra cosa por la descripción, pero bueno, no. Me da vibras Taylor Swift, pero con mezcla de Radiohead y Sinnead O Connor. Happiness y otra más me gustaron bastante.

Ничего толком не знаю про эту группу, кроме того, что их часто на квизах загадывают. Был приятно удивлен, классно звучат, и треки интересные. Надо будет еще что-нибудь у них послушать

Теперь поняла, почему эта группа прошла мимо меня. Немного скучно, понравилось 1,5 песни. Может другие альбомы поинтереснее, но я чуть не уснула. Обложка красивая.

приятно послушать, просто обычный норм альбом, 3.5

Yawn. A band with not much to express worth listening to.

A notch above other female singer/songwriter albums because of the sometimes interesting use of synth textures in the background.

Pretty ok.

I enjoy the electro-folk elements more than the dancier parts. I’ve never been a huge fan of Goldfrapp, but this one has a nice range of styles (Bowie-esque, Sharon Van Etten confessionals, dream pop, etc).

Some nice production and she has a good voice, but underneath it feels fairly style over substance - with fairly one-dimensional songwriting and quite derivative changes.

A pleasant enough place to pass through even if you’re checking your watch after 20 minutes but there’s no reason to come back

Enjoyed this one! It's all good music from start to finish. Not fully my type of music for it to be 5 star banger but its good nonetheless

Some pretty stuff here, though I fear it's likely to be largely forgettable for me. I'm rounding up this rating based solely on the joy I got watching the video for "Happiness." :-)

Another mid album that makes you wonder why is it on the list at all

First impression: Instrumentals? Vocals? Great. Lyrics? Questionable, so far. This kind of feels like it should have been two different albums. I really liked some songs, hated others. I’m conflicted. Fav song: Little Bird, Cologne Cerrone Houdini

had always heard of this group but never actually sat and listened to them. kinda understand now why a bunch of cis het women with substance abuse issues used to recc these songs to me as "relatable music"

Dreamy, pretty, but the unintelligible lyrics are a creative choice I can't fully get behind.

5/10

I have always blown a little hot and cold with Goldfrapp as the music and vocals are good but I have been left a little empty by it and it feels like something else should be there. This more folky album isn’t lacking in anything. It is great end to end and not a bad track on it.

It was fine

90

I thought I was rating a Goldfrapp album yet every song says & Will Gregory… who is Will and why is he not important enough for the album cover yet important enough to be listed on every track.. strange one! Anyway the album played and it was just like background noise- nothing stood out, nothing grabbed my attention enough to make me take note apart from 2 tracks which were ‘a & e’ and ‘cologne cerrone Houdini’ The album felt pleasant in the background music type of way- almost like an on hold track. Not a lot more to say. Best track ‘A&E’ Worst track- ‘caravan girl’ simply for following the best to tracks and not been as good! 6/10

Nothing to exciting about this album.

Ethereal electronic drippy folk with the ever-horrid "breathless whisper" singing style. This album was so sleepy that it about put me to sleep driving down the highway. There's just nothing here to latch onto. There was one mildly interesting song ('A&E'), but most of the rest were either bad or extremely boring. I'm mildly judging someone if they listen to music like this earnestly. 2/5

Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree *Seventh Tree* is certainly a pretty-sounding record with its gentle synthesizer chords and leads, but Alison Goldfrapp's vocal melodies aren't particularly memorable and often get lost among the wash of keyboards. The arrangement on the track "Happiness" does manage to clear a path for her voice and elevates the song above the softer and less-focused tracks on this album.

What a breath of fresh air. Absolutely beautiful

yeah kinda liked this idk got worse towards the middlend but better again at the end

Great change of pace from the other records here, but got a little samey in the middle. Wonderful opener

1. Clowns (★★★☆☆) 2. Little Bird (★★★★☆) 3. Hppiness (★★★⯨☆) 4. Road to Somewhere (★★★☆☆) 5. Eat Yourself (★★★★⯨) -Fav 6. Some People (★★★⯨☆) 7. A&E (★★⯨☆☆) 8. Cologne Cerrone Houdini (★★★☆☆) 9. Caravan Girl (★★★⯨☆) 10. Monster Love (★★★⯨☆) TOTAL = ★★★⯨☆ (3,4)

incredible vocals throughout that entire album even if many of the songs have a similar sound they are all good

Pretty good, light and airy with some electronic vibes. New to my ear.

Amazing! Loved it

I didn’t hate it but I definitely didn’t like it. It was a bit too soft for me and the music/lyrics didn’t pull me in enough to enjoy the softer tones.

Pretty and pleasant! nice 4 stars for me.

This was a pleasant surprise. "Little Bird" was like "Norwegian Wood" with electronic soundscape enhancements morphing into "Tomorrow Never Knows." That set the tone for the album and the rest of the album did not disappoint. 4 stars

Pretty dreamy and ambient. Didn't necessarily hate it, but doesn't do much otherwise. I would agree with the comparisons to Kate Bush and the Cocteau Twins, but this doesn't quite reach the works of those artists. I feel like I'm giving out too many 3's as I enter the final 1/4th of this list. There's gotta be some gems still waiting in the wings for me, right?...

Ok

not very memorable, i put it on the backgroud and before i noticed it it ended. didn't leave a big impression in me

Light 3,5

Didn't really know much about Goldfrapp other than tge big single. So this was a very pleasant surprise, quite enjoyable. It's a nice blend of folk and electronic, and the vocals are so light and warm. It all pairs nicely together. It doesn't blend genres too heavily I feel, definitely has more of a folk aspect. But I think it carries its tone well and overall leaves a pleasant taste in your mouth. Will say tho, towards the last couple songs it does feel like it begins to lack as much effort as the rest of the album. Doesn't work as well there. Fav Track: Clowns

Enjoyed this enough that I probably will listen to it again.

I enjoyed this without being blown away. Feel as though I like the aesthetic and the production more than songs at times but it’s a pleasant listen either way. Enjoyed it enough that it made me go back and relisten to Felt Mountain. Two very different albums but similar in quality. Ended up rescoring that to 3 stars too.

dream pop, no Jonie, warm and delicate Little bird

Lo percibí como un álbum infravalorado Es lo primero que escucho de esta banda, me gustó mucho el folk que proponen acá, al parecer difiere mucho de trabajos previos lo cual está cool Happiness es un punto alto, Clowns también Las letras a veces son sentidas, otras veces son más random me parece Muy disfrutado, gran propuesta de este grupo durante una época que priorizaba exponentes de generos distintos

That was not exciting.

Easy alt rock sort of vibe.

Not sure which I liked less, the album or the cover.

Fire

Left me just a hair's breadth away from loving it. Mostly because of the melodies, dreamy and familiar. Alison Goldfrapp has a lovely voice, a bit twee. Might listen to this again. Was not blown away but wasn't painful, either.

2026.05.24-27

Much slower and more ethereal than some of their other albums, but it's still a nice listen.

i like the production on a lot of these tracks but i just didn't like any of the writing, so the lightness of it just felt kind of empty vs ethereal and not enough to hold up the falsetto singing, not in itself a bad thing but wore on me sonically and quickly. fave track cologne cerrone houdini, more of a trip hop vibe than the rest of the album update read the wiki and would not have guessed this was going for british pagan folk except for the cover art... if youre gonna go wyrd, go wyrd...

Chill, but not as catchy as their other album on here.

Second album proposé après 'Felt Mountain' que j'avais plutôt apprécié (noté 3/5 - varié pour un album Electronica, et belle voix, mais pas fan de l'accompagnement). Même constat pour cet album : le chant est toujours appréciable, et l'accompagnement est encore plus varié. Mais je n'y ai toujours pas trouvé de morceau vraiment mémorable. Je le ré-écouterais donc probablement, mais il ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5

3.5

wow

Perfect. Elegant. Transcendent. Her “Sea Change,” but I might like it more than “Sea Change.” I don’t get the accusation of sameness. I felt like it had an impact somewhat like “Give Up” by The Postal Service, defining an overall sound but also varying it track by track. Wish I could have listened to it 10 times today.

Correcto

Not a fan. 2 stars

Nope. Don’t get it.

Horrible

Surprisingly decent.

Lovely work

Yeah, it's OK. Perhaps even vaguely interesting in places. But it was very much background music for me today and nothing particularly stood out as must listen territory.

4/10

Meh.

Cozy :)

good vibes ahh music

Se intenta algo nuevo que está bueno pero no destaca mucho en mi opinión.

Mal día para que toque este álbum. Siento que no lo llegué a aprovechar. De igual manera me gustó bastante la verdad, no sabría si darle 3 o 4, creo que por lo mucho q me gustó en relación a la poca bola que le di me llevan más a darle 4 siendo una especie de 3 y medio

This was quite nice. Definitely needed to be in the mood for it, which luckily I was.

I enjoyed this more than the other Goldfrapp record we did, very dreamy and you can hear its influence in a lot of more modern stuff.

Its a great album for someone. Not particularly my speed but good music can change minds. I enjoyed the pop forward format sprinkled with a myriad of genre influences. Felt fluid and natural. Good vocal performance too. A stand out from 2008 for sure.

I originally listened to the wrong album (Felt Mountain) and then listened to this straight after. I definitely prefer this. Lush is the word that springs to mind. Vocals, instrumentation, and production.

Very much like the name of the artist, it was gold. Felt the shine of happiness all throughout and truly was a blessing to my ears

Interesting dream-pop/trippy album. Her voice just floats along, not quite ethereal but approachable. The beats are there, carrying you through the album, but not driving you through. It's not quite head-bobbing, but it keeps you around. If it hadn't been on the list, I'd never go here. I probably won't be back. My Rating; 3/5

5/10 Goldfrapp are typically known as an electronic music act, with touches of trip-hop and synth-pop key to their sound. Interestingly, this album leans far more towards acoustic instrumentation in a lot of places, often backed up with some more electronic bedding, rather than having that at the forefront of the compositions. You can definitely hear the experience of their work with synths, as some of the subtleties of the arrangements do a great job of augmenting that more forward acoustic or folky tone that the album leads with. Allison Goldfrapp’s voice is also excellent and has a very pure tone, but she is also able to add a decent amount of variation to her delivery too, allowing for good range to suit each track. Unfortunately, while the core work that goes on here is decent, there isn’t a great deal of memorable songwriting to benefit from that work on the production. The record takes quite a while to get going and a lot of the work kind of floats by without wanting to bother you or interrupt whatever else you might be doing while listening. It’s not attention grabbing or exciting very often and, while it’s eminently possible to create ambient or chillout music that works in that way, but also delivers hooks and melodic or harmonic quality that rewards closer attention, to me this album rarely found that level. It did pick up a bit through the middle, and at no point was there anything on here that I actively disliked, so it’s not a bad album all in, it just feels a little bit too bland and clean to really offer itself up as anything more than fairly pretty wallpaper music. It’s always good for artists to try and challenge themselves with a change of direction and I applaud the approach here, even if the execution wasn’t really as good as I’d hoped, but ultimately, it fell into that middle ground of being inoffensive but also fairly unaffecting. Clowns - Allison Goldfrapp does have a lovely, pure voice. This is a slow moving effort that builds and falls away in a slightly odd way. The build is nice, but the falling away feels quite sudden and thin. It’s all very nice, but there’s not anything particularly standout about it either. It’s kind of like the music that someone would have on while people are milling around between the ceremony and the reception at a wedding. Little Bird - This feels like it has a little bit more purpose about it, with a little bit more drive from the bass and a bit more sonic interest in the instrumentation. Some of the vocal harmony stacks in this are really nice too. And it does, eventually give us a beat and justify the folktronica tag. Once it gets there, this is pretty cool and they do find the odd moments of focus that help it through. Happiness - Another nice track with a cool sonic palette and a decent swing to the groove, but it is a bit too twee. I kind of get what they’re going for here, but it does feel a bit too music like a 2000s poptronica take on something the Beatles might have done. It doesn’t quite have enough of a sharp edge anywhere to really elevate it, and after a while, the beat becomes quite relentless. Road To Somewhere - There’s an edge of Kate Bush to this, but there’s also a slight edge of bland early 00’s pop about it too. It’s kind of like if you stuck Pure Shores by All Saints in a blender with And Dream Of Sheep by Kate Bush and strained it to make sure there were definitely no lumps. That’s not to say it’s particularly bad, it’s just a bit bland and not particularly memorable and doesn’t sound very original either. Eat Yourself - The lofi sound of this is quite pleasant and it’s melodically a bit more interesting too. It’s got quite a warm, folky sound to it and her vocal harmonies are really nice. The weight of the beat and bass are great and the shimmering sound design is really effective too. It’s not the most hooky of tracks, but the vibe is right and it’s got a really warm, pleasing tone to the production. Some People - This is very stripped back to begin with and it takes some interesting directions in its chord structure. The build of this is pretty good too and the ebb and flow of it works a lot better than it did in the opener. Allison delivers a great vocal performance here and it has another touch of the Kate Bush about it, but without feeling as sanded down. The emotion of the music comes across here a lot better than it has elsewhere, and it does kind of feel like the album is starting to hit its stride now. A&E - Now this is a good, chilled poptronica song. The instrumentation is well managed and again, builds nicely. There are some cool subtle synth arpeggiations in there that give it a bit of depth. It does lose me a tiny bit in the bridge, but gets back in control fairly quickly. The calmness of the vocal delivery works really nicely against a backing track that has moments of intensity and lots of movement. Pretty good stuff. Cologne Cerrone Houdini - Now this is more what I was expecting from this record. A nice, chilled and soulful groove, inflected with downtempo electronic beds of synths and strings. It’s pretty, it’s got some good hooks and it has a little bit of drive to the underlying rhythm while remaining chilled. It’s not the most exciting of songs, but it’s a pleasant and enjoyable listen. Caravan Girl - And now we’re actually stepping up the tempo a bit more towards something a bit more pacy. It’s kind of like a pop rock song really, which is a bit weird in the context of the rest of the album. Again, it’s not bad and the main chorus hook is pretty good, but used a bit too repetitively. There are parts of this that I think are really decent. Some of the subtler instrumentation is really good, but the core song isn’t vastly interesting outside of the hooky chorus melody. It just feels quite generic. Monster Love - As with much of the early album, this is pleasant and pretty enough, but doesn’t particularly stand out or grab hold of me in any way beyond it being a nice, easy listen. There are some cool production flourishes here and there, like the descending synth arpeggiation and some of the crispy synth pads, and her voice is lovely as usual, but it’s just lacking in anything with much of an engaging musical substance. Which is a shame really.

idk what to call this genre. its some sort of ambient electronic? i do like it. the vocals are kind of hard to parse but the progressions are really pretty. did they sample bird sounds on the first track? loving these synths but i cant help but wish there were no vocals tbh. i would prefer it as an instrumental. track 3 vocals are ok i guess, kinda lenka-esque. analog synths i love you forever!!!! oh the vocals are bringing me out of it again. man its genuinely rough because i KNOW its just a stylistic choice, and if it was any other timbre this album would be one of my favourites. unfortunately i think this is the uk's fault somehow. i become more ok with the vocals when there are drums present. i guess its just that i feel the vocals lag behind the rest of the instruments, but when theres a stronger rhythm track i dont mind it really feeling that one sentiment of "a good thing will make you happy a bad thing will make you annoyed but a thing that is 70% good will haunt you for the rest of your life" highlights: a & e

Pleasant. Way too pleasant. Maybe if it was 4.00 am and I was coming down in the nineties it would be nice. But I’m through about half and need to turn it off and switch to something that will shock my ears back to life.

The second time Goldfrapp has appeared for me on this list. A little surprising. It's nice music, sure – but "most important 1001 albums of all time" nice? Hmm. Hard to judge, considering it was released less than 20 years ago. Though it clearly belongs here more than the horrifically bad Heaux Tales (2021). Which, yes, somehow made the list. Dimery’s mind works in mysterious ways. Gorgeous strings in the opener, Clowns. Coupled with the gentle, arpeggiated acoustic guitar, the air is one of peace, serenity, calm hopefulness. For the vocals, Goldfrapp chooses this vulnerable sort of mumbling that I’m having trouble comparing to anyone else. I would happily listen to her singing like this for the entire 41 minutes, though. The return to a huskier alto-range vocal in Little Bird is definitely a downgrade, though I will give a special mention to the great harmonies in the “July-ly-ly” lyric. Solid basswork, too, especially in the instrumental breakdown near the end. Happiness leads with some solid chords and a mysterious melody, coupled with peculiar choice of instrumentation (a hard-to-place honking, and a high synth, and a recorder). And don’t forget the explosive breakdown at the end. Eat Yourself is the first song that acts as a reprise to the breathtaking Clowns. I’d describe the two in much the same way. The fact that not every song copies this formula (despite it obviously capturing the peak of Goldfrapp’s output) means that this duo really knows how to compose an album, rather than just a long collection of songs. Nice to hear a piano ballad in Some People, with the soft, understated drums adding just a subtle rhythmic flare. Half of my admiration for the track Cologne Cerrone Houdini comes from the fact that Goldfrapp sings it with blinding conviction, to the point where it sounds like a completely natural phrase. The other half comes from the various dreamy-yet-contrasting “sections”. It sounds like there’s a Mellotron, or one of its close relatives, somewhere in the mix. At the end of the album, Monster Love acts as the clichéd low-energy album finale that, while pretty, isn’t particularly memorable. Judging by streaming numbers, most people seem to agree. 4/5 Key tracks: Clowns, Eat Yourself, Cologne Cerrone Houdini

Pleasant but not very memorable. Maybe deserves another listen at some point.

This one does not feel lazy. It feels deliberate. Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory make the songs airy, soft-edged, and intimate, but there is still structure underneath the haze. The mood is sensual in a less obvious way than their clubbier records. It is not trying to dominate the room. It is trying to reshape the light in it.

Quite chilled and not as dance’y disco as was expected from their more recent stuff. However really enjoyable, classy. 3.6/5.

'Only clowns would play w/ those balloons.' Electronic folk, & the magic of the British Isles, Goldfrapp is 1/3 Joan Baez, 1/3 Kate Bush, & 1/3 Cocteau Twins. That's wispy business, but these gossamer tunes take flight w/ just the right amount of softness that I have a good time listening to the record. 'We'll be swimming in the sea / Of wisdom & serenity.' Unlike the Cocteau Twins, this group often flaunts lyrics you can actually understand, which is not always a good thing: odd clichés seem to come out of nowhere. +, tho not as egregiously, Alison has a bit of that Beth Gibbons faux cabaret thing going on. Beauty, however fleeting that may be, ends up saving the album from itself. So go ahead, listen to it, lean into your craving for the beautiful.

Instrumentation was super cool, the singing was a little one-note. Favorite track: Little Bird

Favourite Songs: Happiness Caravan Girl

Pretty whimsical. Not exactly my vibe but not terrible, but also not great. Extremely forgettable the instant you finish listening

Two Goldfrapp albums and neither of them have Lovely Head on. Didn't hate it but I won't play it again on purpose.

Can music be mumblecore? I don’t know what it is, but for the life of me I can barely understand the lyrics. The music is fine, but I find this annoying and in some songs maddening.

I actually like this more than I thought I would. Couple of bops in here, surrounded by some fine coffee shop music. Favorite tracks: Little Bird and Caravan Girl.

First listen

Awful

could not listen to this for the life of me. gets on my nerves very fast somehow

Light, easy-going, but mostly forgettable Fave track: A&E

What a blast from the past. Have always enjoyed this album. 3.5/5

(3) I would listen to this again but it is lo fi background music for me, so not sure i am ecstatic about it. I will listen to it again, but it’s not something I would listen to without sipping tea and reading a novel!

Chyba nic nie potrafię powiedzieć na temat tego albumu. Ale na pewno nie odrzuca, ani nie denerwuje. Takie 3

Rate: 8/10.

Lovely background music and instantly forgettable.

Interesting mix of electronica, folk and pop. It was chill and relaxing for the most part. Enjoyable but not outstanding. Caravan Girl was my favourite track on first listen.

This was decent.

I really enjoyed this. And after the week I had it hits just right. Liked it better than the previous one we were dealt, and it does a really good job of combining so many styles into a pretty genre-defying sound. Good stuff. Very dreamy at times à la Cocteau Twins. Will definitely revisit.

It’s nice. I listened to it about a week prior to writing this review and I remember it being enjoyable but not much else. Sooo….

Enjoyed this one more than their debut. Prob worthy of additional listen or two and possibly a higher rating. But ain’t nobody got time for that. 3.5/5

Best Olsen Twin's album ever.

whimsical and shii, couple decent, alot forgetable

2,5

An artist I'd definitely return to listen to. This was quite nice and sounded very good as someone not familar with folk electronic music.

Eh. Inoffensive but ultimately not memorable

It's solid, nice vibes.

i thought the album cover had something 70’s and beautiful about it but the songs were just…… a lot of nothing

Removed Album #30 (List: https://pastebin.com/cSThNiK9) From the Vault #10 (April 24, 2026) I'm pretty sure I've seen this album cover while flicking through one of my scans of the book. Honestly, I like it. Women look good in these kinds of frilly, white-and-blue pirate outfits and I will never be embarrassed to go on record saying that. It's anyone's guess as to what this music is, however. A folky Gaelic album is my one and only guess. Here goes. Folktronica. Ambient. Downtempo. Dream pop. All genres I should traditionally like (minus the folk element), but sadly don't care for in the case of this album. Fortunately, there were still a good number of bits which I appreciated. The instrumentals are generally the highlight of this album. The backing tracks have an opulent, ambient sound which can be quite pleasing, particularly in the case of "Road to Somewhere". Of the analogue instruments on this album, the acoustic guitar is easily the best. The lightweight sound fits with the breezy songwriting and bridges the gap between the analogue and digital sounds quite nicely. The second strongest aspect are the electronic compositions, though they can be a bit of a glass cannon. The number of songs I thought were too busy and incohesive were relatively even with the ones that I thought were good, but I think I can safely say that I liked this album more than I disliked it The vocals and songwriting are on the lower end of the things I appreciated, but they're ultimately competent and hold themselves quite well. Overall, I was content with spacing out to this music. I'm not compelled to give it a relisten just yet, but I might put this on in the future when I need to wind down. Time to figure out why this album was removed from the list. Added to the 2010 edition of the book and removed from the 2011 revision. That is fuuucking brutal - likely the shortest amount of time that any album has spent on this list. I guess we definitively know what the least-essential album of this 1001 is, huh? I don't have a scan of the 2010 book, so I can't go rifling through the entry for this album. To Wikipedia I go. The album was inspired by paganism and children's books. A pivot within their style. The band's most acclaimed release since their debut album. Had a successful lead single and three other modestly-performing singles. Went gold on the UK charts within four days of release. The chart performances for this album were surprisingly good all across Europe and the West. It had an average peak position of No. ~20 across 17 different countries and was the 86th best-selling album of 2008 in the UK. Even if the reasons for its inclusion weren't good I'd still vouch for this album - it's a pretty good indicator of where pop music was at during the time and where it would later go in the early 2010s. I cosign this inclusion.

I see the comparisons to Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins. Her voice is soothing voice and the ambient music and arrangements are nice. British/Beatles vibe. I liked it.

Тягучий, но не такой сумрачный и сонный как первый. Понравился немного меньше.

Never heard of this album, never heard of Goldfrapp, never heard of folktronica as a genre but hot damn this was great! I was so ready to be bored, and instead found myself lost in the music. That, I think, is the key to doing these vibes well. One of the things that ambient electronic music and folk have in common is that they are softer, mellower sounds that more easily fall into the trap of being unengaging. This album did very little to assert itself musically, and yet I was enchanted. I just want to listen over and over again.

I don’t know anything about this artist so I went into this with a bit of trepadation because of all the terrible albums I had to endure on this list so far but this ended up being a great listen. I’m always worried about the quality of music in this era as they are generally very derivative but this had some great experimental sounds in all the right places within the pop format. I’m definitely going to check out the rest of the discography as I’m sure there will be some other interesting pop gems in there.

Great music for a rainy day and drinking coffee with your hands in your sweater sleeves.

Fine and good

Listened to this while fixing an Ethernet cord, made for a good listen

A&E is still the best track, generally a great album you can get lost in.

Loved the opening track, immediately drew me in. Some of the more synth pop stuff wasn’t quite to the level of the folk opener but I really liked this and will reward on re listens

I loved Felt Mountain but this one didn't grab me as much

Much more introspective and soft than I was expecting and it, frankly, hit the spot. Really solid album that just cements the fact that this is a really great group that I need to do more work on.

Pleasant change for Goldfrapp, though I also enjoy their electronic work. Quite enjoyable. But 7 out of 10, and rounding down.

The voice is good, a little boring after a while. Most stuff fades into the background. Very forgettable.

I thought that I would jive with this way more than I ended up doing. It was just okay, at best Best Song: A&E Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2

Catch up #22 October 26 2026 Pleasantly quiet and relaxing, like the lofi beats to study to. This is very soft stuff, but I enjoyed it in a quiet moment. There are hints of electronic dance in here, and I read their other albums are more dancy. May check those out ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Dream indie pop slop that is boring me out of my mind every time it pops up on the list, and there is a lot of albums like this on the fucking list.

This is my second Goldfrapp album and that is two too many.

Dreamy, atmospheric pop. Pleasant to listen to, but also has a bit of an edge to it. Happiness is a standout track for me, like a mix of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Portishead.

Solid effort

I thought I was gonna hate this after a few minutes but I actually just ended up disliking it

I was surprised - positively. I thought it would be some sort of upbeat annoying electronica, but it was a collection of nice dreamy pop. There’s nothing that stands out on the record, though, so it’s not necessarily something I’m going to revisit

it's fine, it's pleasant enough but it's not that interesting to me. Fav track: Eat Yourself

Such a mezmorizing album. The sounds seem to fly by my ears like the wind against my face. Made me do the eyes closed "ooo" face multiple times. And I really dig women dressed as pirates, so it was a very soothing experience overall. Great voice and production

Alison Goldfrapp has a lovely voice, but god this is boring

Absolute dirge. Boring, went nowhere, had no life about it. Genuinely unsure what it is about this album that meant it made this list.

This wasn't what I expected, at all. After track one I wrote down "Clowns is a pretty song: the floating melody and light haunting vocals combine into a sweet but pretty insubstantial track" but in my head this album was going to be more upbeat and dancey than that, so I settled down for that to kick in. I don't know why I had completely miscategorised Goldfrapp in my brain, but it was ALL sort of pretty but also sort of samey and sort of nothingy. It passed by pleasantly enough, but without leaving much impression on me at all. I knew and didn't dislike Happiness. Caravan Girl was at least a bit more up tempo for a tiny bit of variety. My self-imposed rule of 'just being a bit dull can't get you a 1" means this is getting: 2/5

Quite enjoyed. I should listen to more goldfrapp

Everyone is basically agreeing about the vibe and then slapping different scores on it. I am no different. 3

I like the vibe of this one!

This is nothing but AIR with all-female vocals, don’t kid yourself. I expected “Cherry Blossom Girl” to start playing any minute because every single song on here sounds exactly like that. But, see…the thing is, I really like “Cherry Blossom Girl”, so ten copies of that song is fine with me. Best track: “Happiness”

Wanna fall asleep on a redeye flight? Put this on.

little boring actually

Their fourth album. Pop / Electronica. Ethereal, dreamy vibes. Very soft and smooth vocals. It's all a bit same as it doesn't really go anywhere. Decent enough album.

Actually enjoyed their sound a lot. Her voice is very unique too. 3.5/5.

very whimsy Lana esc ethereal kinda listen. almost feels like I'm in a circus in a good way.

GOD I'M MEANT TO BE THE LONELY 20 YEAR OLD I THOUGHT I WOULD BE 11 YEARS AGO. I think people are misunderstanding the vibes here... if you listen to it through internet ears and eyes you're not gonna get it. If I had to give it an internety review I'd say tumblr 2011-2015 roadtrip in a foresty place

Caravan Girl is kind of good and the album as a whole doesn't have anything awful. It's all sort of just background noise (complimentary).

It's a vibe. Chill music, but nothing stood out too much. Wouldn't mind hearing more from them.

I really don’t see how, in 2008, this was anything but a middle of the road album.

Я відчула полегшення, коли він закінчився. Музика, можливо, і розслаблююча, проте дуже одноманітна і нудна. 1,5

Previously unknown. Too...ethereal for me.

Love their sound, very chill and alluring

Day 9 Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp is one I struggled with a bit. Not because it’s bad. The songs are well written and the sound is really nice, but it just feels like it’s missing something. It lacks texture for me. It ends up feeling more like pleasant background music rather than a focused project that takes risks. Even though I kind of liked every song, nothing really stuck with me. No standout hooks or moments that felt memorable. It’s not bad by any means, but I definitely prefer her more upbeat, earlier stuff. Favourite song? “Little Bird”. Wine pairing? Something light and slightly floral like a Sauvignon Blanc or even a chilled rosé fits the soft, airy vibe. Food pairing? Light dishes work best here. Maybe a fresh salad, goat cheese, or something simple like grilled fish. Vinyl? Probably not. I’m feeling a 2.5, but I’ll round it up to a light 3 out of 5.

Decent, artsy, folky sounding. meh.

i liiiiike it

you know what, whatever pixie shit this was, it was okay

Did not like as much as their first album, but highly enjoyable. It seems as if they were going away from their earlier electronica sound and more towards folk rockl

Gorgeous!

This was much better than anticipated. Some of the songs started slow but picked up well by the middle to where I enjoyed most of the tracks. Even when the songs were relatively simple, things blended really well. Liked a lot of this. Not sure I can even draw a parallel to anyone else. Different, but excellent.

Good vibes for Easter. 3.5 stars

The Wiki says the band was praised for abandoning the "dance atmosphere" of their previous albums. Well, I wish they hadn't! This and the other vibey Goldfrapp album I got bored me to tears and I'm annoyed two such same-y albums are on this list.

Not a vibe

I feel lost. Was this album a whole dream?

Very nice listening. Another for my dinner party rotation.

Enjoyable, but as many said, forgettable. I couldn't tell you my favorite song or a title of any I liked it stood out.