…contains the brand-new track ‘Perfect Lies’ plus exclusive new remixes and acoustic versions.
While undeniably a step forward in Alison Goldfrapp’s tentative solo debut, Flux remains distant from the heights scaled alongside Will Gregory as Goldfrapp. Despite impeccable craftsmanship provided by the likes of Richard X, Flux frequently feels mired in its own lushness, burdened by a strange inertia. The mid-tempo monotony accentuates this lethargy, diluting shimmering beauty into something laboured rather than effortless. Goldfrapp’s vocals too often sit groggily atop the mix like lactoderm, hampering the livelier textures beneath.
‘Reverberotic’, here, is the thumping and brilliant exception that proves the rule, all nonsenical…

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