Synth-pop icon Alison Goldfrapp today releases her eagerly anticipated debut solo album, “The Love Invention”. The 11-track compendium is bursting at the seams with anthemic synth-led jaunts and unrivalled pop music innovation. The album marks Alison’s reawakening as a dancefloor priestess, an intoxicating showcase of the disco and house influences that have always been at the heart of her musical DNA.
‘The Love Invention’ is unmistakably the work of Alison Goldfrapp as electronic music auteur, a dazzling showcase of her matured musicianship as well as her relentless curiosity for the new. From the infectious disco strut of recent single “Love Invention”, to the tantalising electro stomp of “NeverStop”, and the acid-house tinged “So Hard So Hot”, the new album is an unfolding sonic odyssey ready to be explored. Alison’s psychotropic world is brought to vivid life through both an audio and visual landscape. All of the aforementioned tracks have been adorned with a video vignette directed in collaboration with Mat Maitland (Big Active), artfully bringing the kaleidoscopic sounds of ‘The Love Invention’ into the visual space with mesmeric effect.
“The influences for this album came from a love of dance music, electronic pop, synth pop and italo disco. I wanted to make something that had warmth, euphoria & energy. It has humour too…I hope people can have a-lot of fun listening & moving to this record.” - Alison Goldfrapp
‘The Love Invention’ album, which was executively produced and co-written by Alison, features collaborations with the likes of production mastermind Richard X (Pet Shop Boys, M.I.A.), James Greenwood (Daniel Avery, Kelly Lee Owens) and Toby Scott (The Gossip, Annie).
Alison’s dedicated approach to pop innovation has firmly situated her as the rare leftfield artist who has been embraced by the mainstream without diluting one iota of her individuality. Goldfrapp scaled the charts, with multi-platinum album sales, unforgettable Glastonbury performances, multiple Brit and Grammy nominations and an Ivor Novello for “Strict Machine”. The momentum towards her journey into solo music was solidified back in 2021, when she collaborated with Röyksopp on two tracks for their seventh album “Profound Mysteries”, culminating in the brightly shimmering track “Impossible”.
Alison will be showcasing ‘The Love Invention’ live at a sold out debut headline show at HERE at Outernet on the 18th of May, alongside performances at Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Beat Herder, a sold out headline show at Manchester International Festival, Somerset House Summer Series and many more.
‘The Love Invention’ album will be available on CD, black 180g vinyl and a limited edition purple vinyl exclusive to HMV and indie stores. Alison’s official artist store also has a limited edition green vinyl as well as exclusive album merchandise. Alison will also be signing copies of the album at Rough Trade East at 3pm on the 12th of May.
“THE LOVE INVENTION” TRACKLIST
1. NeverStop
2. Love Invention
3. Digging Deeper Now
4. In Electric Blue
5. The Beat Divine
6. Fever
7. Hotel (Suite 23)
8. Subterfuge
9. Gatto Gelato
10. So Hard So Hot
11. SLoFLo
The digital version of the album has an expanded track-list including the previously released Claptone and Paul Woolford club collaborations, alongside Alison’s own version of her Röyksopp collaboration ‘Impossible’.
HEADLINE LIVE DATES
18th May – HERE at Outernet London (sold out)
1st June - Primavera Sound Barcelona
7th June - Primavera Sound Porto
8th June - Primavera Sound Madrid
17th June - Body & Soul Festival, Ireland
25th June - Glastonbury, Park Stage
9th July - Somerset House London
14th July Manchester International Festival, The Factory Manchester
16th July - BeatHerder Festival
‘The Love Invention’ is unmistakably the work of Alison Goldfrapp as electronic music auteur, a dazzling showcase of her matured musicianship as well as her relentless curiosity for the new. From the infectious disco strut of recent single “Love Invention”, to the tantalising electro stomp of “NeverStop”, and the acid-house tinged “So Hard So Hot”, the new album is an unfolding sonic odyssey ready to be explored. Alison’s psychotropic world is brought to vivid life through both an audio and visual landscape. All of the aforementioned tracks have been adorned with a video vignette directed in collaboration with Mat Maitland (Big Active), artfully bringing the kaleidoscopic sounds of ‘The Love Invention’ into the visual space with mesmeric effect.
“The influences for this album came from a love of dance music, electronic pop, synth pop and italo disco. I wanted to make something that had warmth, euphoria & energy. It has humour too…I hope people can have a-lot of fun listening & moving to this record.” - Alison Goldfrapp
‘The Love Invention’ album, which was executively produced and co-written by Alison, features collaborations with the likes of production mastermind Richard X (Pet Shop Boys, M.I.A.), James Greenwood (Daniel Avery, Kelly Lee Owens) and Toby Scott (The Gossip, Annie).
Alison’s dedicated approach to pop innovation has firmly situated her as the rare leftfield artist who has been embraced by the mainstream without diluting one iota of her individuality. Goldfrapp scaled the charts, with multi-platinum album sales, unforgettable Glastonbury performances, multiple Brit and Grammy nominations and an Ivor Novello for “Strict Machine”. The momentum towards her journey into solo music was solidified back in 2021, when she collaborated with Röyksopp on two tracks for their seventh album “Profound Mysteries”, culminating in the brightly shimmering track “Impossible”.
Alison will be showcasing ‘The Love Invention’ live at a sold out debut headline show at HERE at Outernet on the 18th of May, alongside performances at Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Beat Herder, a sold out headline show at Manchester International Festival, Somerset House Summer Series and many more.
‘The Love Invention’ album will be available on CD, black 180g vinyl and a limited edition purple vinyl exclusive to HMV and indie stores. Alison’s official artist store also has a limited edition green vinyl as well as exclusive album merchandise. Alison will also be signing copies of the album at Rough Trade East at 3pm on the 12th of May.
“THE LOVE INVENTION” TRACKLIST
1. NeverStop
2. Love Invention
3. Digging Deeper Now
4. In Electric Blue
5. The Beat Divine
6. Fever
7. Hotel (Suite 23)
8. Subterfuge
9. Gatto Gelato
10. So Hard So Hot
11. SLoFLo
The digital version of the album has an expanded track-list including the previously released Claptone and Paul Woolford club collaborations, alongside Alison’s own version of her Röyksopp collaboration ‘Impossible’.
HEADLINE LIVE DATES
18th May – HERE at Outernet London (sold out)
1st June - Primavera Sound Barcelona
7th June - Primavera Sound Porto
8th June - Primavera Sound Madrid
17th June - Body & Soul Festival, Ireland
25th June - Glastonbury, Park Stage
9th July - Somerset House London
14th July Manchester International Festival, The Factory Manchester
16th July - BeatHerder Festival
