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We’ve been spoiled rotten with thoughts of our favorite pop ladies releasing new music this year. In 2010′s short 4 week life, Roisin Murphy premiered “Mama’s Place”, Lady GaGa announced she’d release an album during 2010′s Q4, and rumors of a new Britney Spears album have been fluttering about. And now, true to form, Goldfrapp shines with Head First first single, “Rocket”.
While this über-80s stylistic turn isn’t nearly as exciting of a first single as the downright beautiful and folksy “A&E” was for Seventh Tree, “Rocket” will surely have you bumping around in a spandex suit.
Head First is out 3/22 via Mute. The “Rocket” single is out 3/8. It includes the original and remixes by Richard X, Penguin Prison, Grum, and Tiësto. Listen to “Rocket” below:
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by on January 26, 2010 ‡ 1 reaction
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I know I’ve tweeted too many times in the last ten minutes, but I have to say this new Goldfrapp song is sooooooooo good. [link to post]
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RT @pmablog Goldfrapp “Rocket” [link to post] < < Loooooove the 80's sound and look... Good song... : )
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This song is such a dissapointment. total crap
Does Goldfrapp or Will or both! need to pay a house mortgage? Did Allison lose her money with Bernie Maddof? What motivated the most talented pair to record this shit? Ex Goldfrapp fan
Totally not digging this. Little Boots and Ladyhawke beat this sound to death already. “Believe” isn’t bad though.
Super 80′s with modern sensibilities. Love it!!!!
Can’t wait for the album!!!!
A delicious melt-in-your-mouth cookie for all the 80′s babies out there!!!
I am in love with Alison!
OH DEAR SIMPLY AWFUL
i’m a huge goldfrapp and at first i wasn’t sure about this song but i love it now,its not felt mountain or seventh tree but so what, if they kept doing music like that after a (long) while it probably would get boring.i can’t wait for this album.never lose faith in goldfrapp cos they never dissapoint!
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GOLDFRAPP estrena “Rocket”, el adelanto de su próximo disco “Head First” [link to post]
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hey, we’ve just covered Goldfrapp’s Rocket.
hope you enjoy it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzyhrJ3l4fg
x
80′s! 80′s! 80′s! Um…didn’t bloody Ladyhawke write this song like, 10 times already on her debut album. WTF?
WE
HAVE
HEARD
THIS
ALL
BEFORE
so sad that Goldie has to go 80′s retro (again) to keep the kids interested. the countdown bit, uh…Kylie rocked that almost a decade ago on Light Years. God, this is tragic. And all the dipsh**s are going to go apesh** for this piece of refried retro trash – clearly they wrote this in their sleep and bang, hit single. the cover is DREADFUL.
when
will
the
80′s
DIE?
get OVER IT.
Ha! Listen to all the “music critics” in here….! Jesus, go out and make something better, then critique.
Loosers!
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more 80s music please…@Goldfrapp – “Rocket” is true to form [link to post]
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Looks like “Head first” will be a lot groovier than the slightly dull “Seventh Tree” RT @pmablog Goldfrapp “Rocket” [link to post]
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