NASHVILLE |DT: DECEMBER 11, 2006
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MITCH SCHNEIDER
MSO
GOLDFRAPP RECEIVE TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS:
‘BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM’ FOR ‘SUPERNATURE’
AND ‘BEST DANCE RECORDING’ FOR “OOH LA LA”
DUO ALSO NOMINATED FOR “BEST OF 2006” VIDEO ON
“MTV2 SUBTERRANEAN” FOR “OOH LA LA”
‘ITUNES SESSION’ LIVE EP TO BE DIGITALLY RELEASED DECEMBER 19
To top off a spectacular year in the United States which has included performances on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” sold-out shows in New York and Los Angeles, various high-profile syncs for films and TV shows (“The Sopranos,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Miami Vice,” etc) and the release of their critically acclaimed album Supernature (Mute), Britain’s hottest duo GOLDFRAPP are up for two of America’s most distinguished music awards. GOLDFRAPP–who is Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory–have been nominated for Grammy’s in the “Best Electronic/Dance Album” category for Supernature and “Best Dance Recording” for “Ooh La La,” which appears on the album.
Supernature was released March 7, 2006 with Rolling Stone initially noting–"Glam rock hooks, luscious synths…a smoking-hot singer? We're in love!" ("Hot List,” 12/29/05)—before its writer Lauren Gitlin praised the album in a review that said, “"Toxic and delicious, Supernature will make you do bad things–and like it” (3/6/06). Blender hailed it as a four-star album (April 2006), Time placed it on the “5 Great Albums” page (3/27/06) and Time Out New York was so smitten with the album, it placed Alison Goldfrapp on its cover (3/8/06). The album’s current single “Fly Me Away”– which trails “Ooh La La” and Goldfrapp’s other smashes “Number 1” and “Ride A White Horse”– is featured in major retail chain Target’s massive holiday ad campaign.
“Ooh La La,” an irresistible mix of glam rock, pop and electronica, hit #1 on Billboard’s “Hot Dance Club Play” chart (April 17) and was the iTunes Single Of the Week (February NEED DATE). It’s also been featured in Diet Coke and AllTel Wireless television ad campaigns as well as for ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and “So You Think You Can Dance?” Playboy tapped the song as a hot track for 2006 in their December issue, while the video has been nominated for “Best of 2006” on “MTV2 Subterranean.”
In other GOLDFRAPP news, their “iTunes Session,” recorded back in May in San Francisco, will be released as a live digital EP on December 19. The tracklisting consists of selections from Goldfrapp’s three Mute albums, Supernature, Black Cherry (2003) and Felt Mountain (2000):
1. Ooh La La
2. Deer Stop
3. Ride A White Horse
4. Strict Machine
Winners for the 2007 GRAMMY Awards will be announced February 11.
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For more information on GOLDFRAPP, contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider x235, mschneider@msopr.com
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GOLDFRAPP RECEIVE TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: ‘BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM’ FOR ‘SUPERNATURE’AND ‘BEST DANCE RECORDING’ FOR “OOH LA LA"
