Goldfrapp ‎– Head First

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Rocket 3:51
Believer 3:43
Alive 3:28
Dreaming 5:07
Head First 4:30
Hunt 4:35
Shiny And Warm 3:58
I Wanna Life 4:14
Voicething 4:44

Versions

Title Label Cat# Country Year
Head First (CD, Album) Mute, Mute CDSTUMM320, 5099962621229 UK & Europe 2010
Head First (CD, Album) Mute Corporation 9442-2 US 2010
Head First (CD, Album) Mute Records Ltd. WPD-0607 South Korea 2010
Head First (CD, Album) Mute CDSTUMM320 Ukraine 2010
Head First (CD, Album) Mute Records Ltd. 50999 6262122 9 Brazil 2010
Head First (CD, Album) EMI Music Canada 5099962621229 Canada 2010
Head First (CD, Album) Mute Records Ltd. 5099962621229 Colombia 2010
Head First (CD, Album) Mute, EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited CDSTUMM320, 50999 6262122 9 Australia 2010
Head First (CD, Album + CDr, Promo) Mute CDSTUMM320 Australia 2010
Head First (CD, Album, Car) Mute Records Ltd., Mute Records Ltd. CDSTUMM320, 5099962803229 UK & Europe 2010
Head First (Cass, Album, Ltd) Mute Records Ltd., Mute Records Ltd. CSTUMM320, 5099962621243 UK & Europe 2010
Head First (Cass, Album, Promo) Mute Records Ltd., Mute Records Ltd. PCSTUMM320, 5099964021645 UK & Europe 2010
Head First (LP, Album + CD, Album, Car) Mute, Mute, Mute STUMM320, 5099962621212, 5099962803229 UK & Europe 2010
Head First (LP, Album, 180 + CD, Album) Mute Corporation 9442-1 US 2010

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Review by Pestpruf Jul 15, 2011 (edited 10 months ago)

referencing Head First, CD, Album, CDSTUMM320, 5099962621229

Few of their imitators have applied such elegant flair to creating sounds that appear to belong in the past. The motifs and phrases heard on "Head First" do sound as though they could've been recorded thirty years ago, frequently evoking an imprecise sense of déjà vu. But the intricate detailing of the soundscape, the modelling of individual parts is quite contemporary: Goldfrapp's music invokes the past without actually imitating it. Even when refraining from breaking entirely new ground, or merely providing a fresh take on a familiar sound, Goldfrapp still have chunks of lesser bands in their stool… (More: http://writatlarge.blogspot.com/2010/06/head-first.html )
Rated 3/5
Review by bobbley Mar 22, 2010

referencing Head First, LP, Album + CD, Album, Car, STUMM320, 5099962621212, 5099962803229

Standout tracks include 'Rocket', 'Believer', 'Head First' and 'Shiny and Warm'.
Rather than another change in direction after the glam of Supernature and the etherealness that was the last album, Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp have evolved Seventh Tree into a more poppy and perhaps mainstream friendly version. A couple of disappointing factors include all the tracks not really standing out from each other and only 8 vocal tracks, the 9th being a vocal exercise type thing (that could have been reserved for a b-side).
I hope Goldfrapp aren't running out of ideas...

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