The band, consisting of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory,
also reveal their new single ‘Anymore’. Featuring strident strands of
underground electronica, sensual melody and metal machine pop at its core, the
new track is an assertive return from the uncompromising duo.
Listen here: http://po.st/GFAnymoreYT
Goldfrapp follow up 2013’s album ‘Tales of Us’ with the
deep, dark and electronic musical palette of ‘Silver Eye’, their brand new
studio album, made with an eclectic collection of new collaborators. Alison and
Will spent 10 days in Dallas with John Congleton, Grammy-winning producer of
St. Vincent, John Grant and Wild Beasts. In London they teamed up with
electronic composer Bobby Krlic, aka The Haxan Cloak. Brian Eno collaborator
Leo Abrahams added abstract guitar textures. The album was mixed by David
Wrench (The xx, fka Twigs, Caribou).
On the making the album, Alison Goldfrapp said:
“We’ve never liked repeating ourselves. Often we react to
things we’ve just done. We like the spontaneity of not knowing. It’s only
through the process that we start to figure out what it is. The fans who have
stuck with us are the ones who embrace that idea and are excited by the thought
that they don’t know quite what to expect next.”
Will Gregory added:
“I think writing an album is like being lost in a wood.
You’re trying to figure out an interesting path. You don’t know whether it’s
going to be a dead end or somewhere interesting and you never know when to stop
because around the corner some beautiful vista might open up.”
Alison headed to Fuerteventura, a volcanic island in the
Canary Islands, to produce the remarkable visuals for the record, all of which
were devised and shot by her. The black sands, stark cliffs, rolling dunes and
blazing blue skies, captured in her own photographs, are a total complement to
the elemental drama of the music on the album. Working with stunning twins who
she spotted on the street in London, Alison created and shot a set of visuals
that are as arresting as they are idiosyncratic. In demand more and more as a
photographer, Alison has been commissioned for other projects in the past
including shooting Laura Mvula live at Somerset House.
Silver Eye is released March 31st and is available to
pre-order now: http://po.st/GFWebstore
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