Dangerous Muse: still fantastic


I remain as nutso extremis about Dangerous Muse as I was when I first discovered their music well over a year ago. Their music is bold, and unashamedly camp and electronic—none of their songs would have sounded out of place on a 1981 London dancefloor. Very cool. They’re pretty, their sound reminds me of Soft Cell and The Human League… They can’t go wrong in my book. Yes, I’m a fan. Undoubtedly. I was rather chuffed, to say the least, when the band’s singer sent me a message thanking me for giving them glowing wordage on my blog around the time their first single was released.

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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

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Goldfrapp’s mystical and marvellous Seventh Tree


http://youtube.com/watch?v=5VPyso87fZU

I’ve long liked Goldfrapp but the new album, Seventh Tree, is their best offering yet. The new single A&E is typical of the album’s sound: lush, organic, floaty, mesmeric. Seventh Tree is a tightly- and expertly-crafted album that comes across as being conceptual without the high-brow connotations normally implied by use of that term.

In an age where intelligent pop is rare, Seventh Tree should be welcomed by anyone who isn’t defined by a specific genre in terms of the music that interests them, but instead simply appreciates the really good stuff.

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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

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