Amazon.co.uk Review: Goldfrapp's Black Cherry inhabits a dark alley, bristling with urban menace and throbbing with a deep electronic pulse--a far cry from their breezy debut, which gently led the listener to a fairytale aural utopia occupied by Parisian pop, whistling divas and baroque masters.
Having given up the countryside for a neon-lit studio, Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory have infused Black Cherry with an intensity and brooding claustrophobia that's both exuberant and sensual. Simultaneously mellifluous and mechanical, tracks such as "Train" with its fiery industrial rhythm steer Goldfrapp dangerously close to the ailing electro-clash scene, before veering back to more familiar territory with the likes of the sultry, downbeat "Black Cherry" and languid dreamy ambience of "Forever". Elsewhere our Hampshire-bred heroine gets deep down and dirty on "Twist", an ode to oral that finds Goldfrapp waxing lyrical to a fierce driving Kraftewerk-esq synth: "Before you go and leave this town/I want to see you one more time/ put your dirty angel face/ between my legs and make it last. No Felt Mountain to get lost in, but at least there's "Hairy Trees" to make up for it. --Christopher Barrett
This album is undeniably sexy, but Goldfrapp wouldn't be Goldfrapp without some duff songs.
Rating: - One of the sexiest, most heavenly pop rushes ever...
Rating: 10/10
Best tracks: "Strict Machine", "Black Cherry", "Tiptoe", "Forever".
It's difficult for me to convey just how fantastic Black Cherry sounded when I first heard it; being mildly aware of Goldfrapp (thanks to "Lovely Head"'s ubiquity on advertisements and TV soundtracks) but not having heard the whole of their Felt Mountain album, it took a few outrageously (and totally justified) salivating reviews in the press and fantastic first single "Train" to make me double ... Read More
Rating: - Yum
First came `Felt Mountain', dragging the feel of a sexy, downhearted 1930's lounge act into the modern age with clever instruments and classical orchestras. Now comes the second release that is a great follow-on, far more upbeat, far more electronic and even sexier.
One thing that keeps up the sultry standards is the unforgettable vocals from Alison Goldfrapp; they're still delicious and perfect, with an impressive range that boasts of a classically trained background and should be a commodity ... Read More
Rating: - Goldfrapp is ace!!
I first listened to this album with broken headphones, so the panning was all out of proportion - it sounded really cool like that!! But then I listened to it on a stereo and it sounded so much better! I love the way in which Goldfrapp as a partenership utilise electronic sounds and use the synthesiser to create an out-of-this-world kind of atmosphere, along with the sexual and rather raunchy singing style of Alison herself.
I really like this CD because the lyrics are so simple in effect and so ... Read More
Rating: - What Sex Should Sound Like ...
With "Black Cherry", Goldfrapp would take a critic-baiting chance in letting their work take them into another direction. Having already ensnared the indie-darling limelight with their half-million selling debut, "Felt Mountain", the pressure was on for Alison Goldfrapp and her trusted collaborator Will Gregory to come up with something that would continue to make the world swoon at Gregory's full-blooded orchestral arrangements and Goldfrapp's unsettlingly seductive vocals. And so, with true showmanship, Goldfrapp ... Read More
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