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Seventh Tree  Hear it Now

RS: 3of 5 Stars

2008

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This English duo's last album, 2006's Supernature, was long on big, swaggering synth pop that featured Alison Goldfrapp's elastic voice and sultry come-ons. This follow-up is distinctly mellower, with tunes built around guitar, piano, strings and cushy atmospherics. Vocally, Goldfrapp's also warmer and more ruminative, cooing sweetly on "Monster Love" and mixing Björk-lite swoops and swoons with Zen-isms like "We're all on a journey to/Finding the real inner you." The slow pace can be a snooze, but smart arrangements abound: "A & E" rides a bittersweet, Feist-style chorus, and on "Little Bird," Goldfrapp sings eerie minor-key melodies over a bed of swirling keyboards and trip-hop drums. Some more uptempos would have been nice, but Seventh Tree still makes for good post-party chill- out music.

CHRISTIAN HOARD

(Posted: Mar 6, 2008)

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