From ‘Strict Machine’ to ‘Ooh La La’, Goldfrapp’s speciality has long been synth-heavy pop bangers that pulsate with confident, subversive sexuality.
“There’s a directness there that people can relate to, and I myself am quite ambiguous about my sexuality,” reflects frontwoman Alison Goldfrapp on the band’s loyal LGBTQ+ fanbase. “And sexuality in general, I feel like, which is why I’m not comfortable with a definite label. Sexuality, sex and desire transcends so many things.”
One of several whispery acoustic moments among the band’s wider, electronica-driven oeuvre is ‘Annabel’. Written from
