{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Silver Eye | type = studio | artist = Goldfrapp | cover = Goldfrapp - Silver Eye.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2017|3|31|df=yes}} | recorded = 2015–2016 (Dallas, Texas), (London, England)<ref name="Pitchfork"/> | studio = | genre = * Electroclash<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23050-silver-eye/ |title=Goldfrapp: Silver Eye Album Review |accessdate=1 April 2017 |work=Pitchfork}}</ref> * synth-rock<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/02/goldfrapp-silver-eye-review-mute |title=Goldfrapp: Silver Eye review – stomping glam rock revisited |work=The Guardian |first=Phil |last=Mongredien |date=2 April 2017 |accessdate=15 April 2018}}</ref> | length = {{duration|m=44|s=49}} | label = Mute | producer = Goldfrapp | prev_title = Tales of Us | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Silver Eye | type = studio | single1 = Anymore | single1date = 23 January 2017 | single2 = Systemagic | single2date = 12 May 2017 | single3 = Everything Is Never Enough | single3date = 7 September 2017 | single4 = Ocean | single4date = 21 May 2018 }} }} '''''Silver Eye''''' is the seventh and final<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/alison-goldfrapp-the-love-invention-interview |title=Alison Goldfrapp on Her Disco-Ready New Album and Embracing Vintage Fashion |website=Vogue |date=16 May 2023 |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/alison-goldfrapp-rules-goldfrapp-reunion-070000021.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGl3pVTMD-45L1xG8IxZ2miSCWolpjfFwHZ7-O44rNW7f8pzqx6ZruhnUKAl6Qh091-04ubZYDt395vWYx2wGQiYMWL3L_hAYrrd0fX3sj7jGcufBV9eWzQiLjiEGxDGVdU0i86IIqGtCWZWIuMe6DSLwhsWVGvuruuNrFa75HGC |title=Alison Goldfrapp rules out Goldfrapp reunion |website=Yahoo News |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref> studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 31 March 2017 by Mute Records.<ref name="Rolling">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-goldfrapps-hypnotic-new-single-from-silver-eye-lp-w462386 |title=Hear Goldfrapp's Hypnotic New Single From 'Silver Eye' LP |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=23 January 2017 |accessdate=24 January 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/71062-goldfrapp-return-with-new-album-silver-eye-share-new-song-anymore-listen/ |title=Goldfrapp return with new album Silver Eye |work=Pitchfork |date=23 January 2017 |accessdate=23 January 2017 |last1=Evan |first1=Minsker |last2=Jazz |first2=Monroe}}</ref> The album's first single, "Anymore", was released to digital music retailers on 23 January 2017 after its premiere on Lauren Laverne's BBC Radio 6 show.
==Background and release== In July 2015, Alison Goldfrapp announced on Twitter that the group had returned to the studio to work on music for the forthcoming seventh album, but was mum as to a release date, stating she could only generalize it to be "sometime in 2017".<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=goldfrapp |number=624493201945182208 |date=24 July 2015 |title=It'll be a long time though before we release something, but I'll keep you posted when I can with stuff}}</ref> This came after finishing their tour to promote their last album, ''Tales of Us'', and scoring a Royal National Theatre production of ''Medea''. Goldfrapp noted their desire to do something different from previous albums ''Supernature'' and ''Head First'', eventually bringing in John Congleton (Blondie, St Vincent, Swans) and The Haxan Cloak to produce on the strength of his work on Björk's 2015 album ''Vulnicura''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/goldfrapp-on-instagram-natures-mysteries-silver-eye-lp-w472653 |title=Goldfrapp on How Instagram, Nature's Mysteries Played Into 'Tougher' New LP |last=Johnston |first=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |date=29 March 2017 |accessdate=3 April 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
In early December 2016, Goldfrapp posted on their Instagram page the covers of their first six studio albums, and later that month, the band posted an image of two topless figures with bleached blonde hair holding each other's heads with arms slicked with a black, oil-like substance. The social media upload contained the hashtag #goldfrapp7, implying it was a piece born from the album's creative and marketing campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a817687/goldfrapp-tease-music-comeback-with-cryptic-naked-photo/ |title=Goldfrapp tease music comeback with cryptic naked photo |work=Digital Spy |date=23 December 2016 |accessdate=27 December 2016 |last=Babbage |first=Rachel}}</ref> The title of the album, ''Silver Eye'', was accidentally leaked with the posting of a pre-order link on the HMV website on 21 January 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.hmv.com/music/cd/silver-eye |title=Goldfrapp Silver Eye |publisher=HMV |date=22 January 2017 |accessdate=22 January 2017}}</ref> and was later confirmed in a press release by the band on 23 January.{{r|Rolling}}{{r|Pitchfork}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/goldfrapp-share-new-single-anymore-announce-new-album-silver-eye-1956423 |title=Goldfrapp announce new album 'Silver Eye' and share new single 'Anymore' |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=23 January 2017 |accessdate=24 January 2017 |work=NME}}</ref> thumb|150px|right|Goldfrapp performing in July 2018 The press release also announced the release of the album's opening track, "Anymore", as the album's lead single. Released on 9 February, the official music video for "Anymore" was directed by Alison Goldfrapp, produced by Mary Calderwood, and filmed in Fuerteventura.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/71496-watch-goldfrapps-new-video-for-anymore/ |title=Watch Goldfrapp Lead a Desert Ritual in New "Anymore" Video |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=9 January 2017 |accessdate=3 April 2017 |work=Pitchfork}}</ref> Two further tracks were released ahead of the album. On 9 March 2017, Goldfrapp premiered the album's closing track, "Ocean", through ''Billboard'' and released to digital music retailers on 10 March.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/goldfrapp-ocean-silver-eye-premiere-7717336/ |title=Goldfrapp Brings Back the Synths for 'Ocean' From Upcoming Album: Premiere |magazine=Billboard |date=9 March 2017 |access-date=9 March 2017 |last=Graff |first=Gary}}</ref> "Moon in Your Mouth" was released on 24 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/03/goldfrapp-moon-in-your-mouth-stream/ |title=New Music: Goldfrapp – "Moon in Your Mouth" |work=Spin |date=24 March 2017 |accessdate=1 April 2017 |last=Cook-Wilson |first=Winston}}</ref>
The music video for the second single "Systemagic" premiered on 24 April 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGdMxxpeljU | title=Goldfrapp - Systemagic (Official Video) - YouTube | website=YouTube }}</ref> The music video for the third single "Everything Is Never Enough" premiered on [https://www.nowness.com/story/goldfrapp-everything-is-never-enough Nowness] on 7 September 2017.
On 19 May 2018 it was announced on the band's social media pages that an announcement and video were to be unveiled over the weekend. On May 21, 2018, a remix of "Ocean" featuring Dave Gahan was released worldwide, along with the news that it would be the lead single from a deluxe edition of ''Silver Eye''.
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | ADM = 6.8/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web |title=Silver Eye by Goldfrapp reviews {{!}} Any Decent Music |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8568/Goldfrapp-Silver-Eye.aspx |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref> | MC = 74/100<ref name="MC"/> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Eye |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/silver-eye-mw0003016097 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2score = C+<ref>{{cite web |title=Hesitation prevents transformation on Goldfrapp's Silver Eye |url=https://www.avclub.com/freddie-gibbs-mastodon-pile-and-more-in-this-week-s-1798288290 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Clash'' | rev3Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Eye – Goldfrapp |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/goldfrapp-silver-eye |work=Clash |accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Consequence of Sound'' | rev4score = B+<ref>{{cite web |last=Chiu |first=David |title=Goldfrapp – Silver Eye |url=https://consequence.net/2017/03/goldfrapp-silver-eye/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=11 January 2018 |date=March 27, 2017}}</ref> | rev5 = ''DIY'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Eugenie |title=Goldfrapp – Silver Eye (Mute) UK |url=https://diymag.com/2017/03/31/goldfrapp-silver-eye-album-review |work=DIY |accessdate=11 January 2018 |date=31 March 2017}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Mixmag'' | rev6score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |title=Goldfrapp 'Silver Eye' (Mute) |url=http://mixmag.net/feature/april-2017-18-albums-you-need-to-hear-this-month/16 |work=Mixmag |accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref> | rev7 = ''musicOMH'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=White |first=Chris |title=Goldfrapp – Silver Eye (Mute) UK |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/goldfrapp-silver-eye |website=musicOMH |accessdate=11 January 2018 |date=31 March 2017}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8score = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Sean T. |last=Collins |title=Goldfrapp: Silver Eye |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23050-silver-eye/ |website=Pitchfork |accessdate=11 January 2018 |date=30 March 2017}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Record Collector'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Easlea |first=Daryl |title=Goldfrapp – Silver Eye |url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/silver-eye |work=Record Collector |accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Under the Radar'' | rev10Score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Matt the Raven |title=Goldfrapp- Silver Eye |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/goldfrapp_silver_eye/ |website=Under the Radar |accessdate=11 January 2018 |date=Mar 29, 2017}}</ref> }} ''Silver Eye'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 21 reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/silver-eye/goldfrapp |title=Silver Eye – Goldfrapp |website=Metacritic |accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== ''Silver Eye'' debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 11,733 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-charts-analysis-sheeran-becomes-first-artist-this-century-to-top-both-charts-for-five-weeks-in-a-row/068109 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Sheeran becomes first artist this century to top both charts for five weeks in a row |work=Music Week |date=7 April 2017 |accessdate=8 April 2017 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = {{duration|m=44|s=49}} | title1 = Anymore | extra1 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|The Haxan Cloak{{ref|a|[a]}}|John Congleton{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length1 = 3:54 | title2 = Systemagic | extra2 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|Congleton{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length2 = 3:38 | title3 = Tigerman | extra3 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|The Haxan Cloak{{ref|a|[a]}}|Congleton{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length3 = 4:14 | title4 = Become the One | extra4 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|The Haxan Cloak{{ref|a|[a]}}|Congleton{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length4 = 4:44 | title5 = Faux Suede Drifter | extra5 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|The Haxan Cloak{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length5 = 5:02 | title6 = Zodiac Black | extra6 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|The Haxan Cloak{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length6 = 5:04 | title7 = Beast That Never Was | extra7 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|Leo Abrahams{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length7 = 4:38 | title8 = Everything Is Never Enough | extra8 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|Andy Savours{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 5:06 | title9 = Moon in Your Mouth | extra9 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|The Haxan Cloak{{ref|a|[a]}}|Congleton{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length9 = 4:03 | title10 = Ocean | extra10 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|The Haxan Cloak{{ref|b|[b]}}|Congleton{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length10 = 4:26 | writer5 = {{hlist|Goldfrapp|Gregory|Bobby Krlic}} }}
{{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | total_length = 51:03
| title11 = Anymore | note11 = Joe Goddard remix | length11 = 6:14 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title1 = Ocean | note1 = feat. Dave Gahan | length1 = 4:02
| title2 = Anymore | note2 = Will Gregory's Don't Stop Now Remix | length2 = 7:25
| title3 = Everything Is Never Enough | note3 = Video Mix | length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Anymore | note4 = Joe Goddard Remix | length4 = 6:13
| title5 = Systemagic | note5 = Ralphi Rosario Lunar Eclipse Mix | length5 = 6:58
| title6 = Anymore | note6 = Whatever/Whatever Remix by Justin Strauss & Bryan Mette | length6 = 7:54
| title7 = Everything Is Never Enough | note7 = Chris Liebing Burn Slow Remix | length7 = 7:00
| title8 = Anymore | note8 = Ralphi Rosario Tek Vocal Mix | length8 = 7:00 }}
===Notes=== * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer * {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies a co-producer
==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Silver Eye''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Silver Eye |type=liner notes |others=Goldfrapp |publisher=Mute Records |year=2017 |id=CDSTUMM399}}</ref>
===Goldfrapp=== * Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, instruments * Will Gregory – instruments
===Additional musicians=== {{div col}} * Andy Savours – programming {{small|(track 8)}} * David Wrench – additional programming * John Congleton – additional drum programming {{small|(tracks 8, 10)}} * Nick Batt – additional drum programming {{small|(tracks 1, 8)}} * Charlie Jones – bass guitar {{small|(tracks 5, 8)}} * Sebastian Sternberg – live drum loops {{small|(tracks 1–3, 9)}} * Robert Brian – drums {{small|(track 8)}} * Leo Abrahams – guitar {{small|(tracks 5, 7)}} {{div col end}}
===Technical personnel=== {{div col}} * Goldfrapp – production, engineering * The Haxan Cloak – co-production {{small|(tracks 5, 6, 10)}}; additional production {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 9)}} * John Congleton – co-production {{small|(tracks 2, 10)}}; additional production {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 9)}} * Leo Abrahams – additional production {{small|(track 7)}} * Andy Savours – additional production {{small|(track 8)}} * David Wrench – mixing * Marta Salogni – mix engineering * Sebastian Sternberg – live drum loops recording {{small|(tracks 1–3, 9)}} * Mark Frith – drum recording {{small|(track 8)}} * Iain Berryman – additional engineering * Alessandro Baldessari – additional engineering * Pete Hutchings – additional engineering * Marco Migliari – additional engineering * Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City {{small|(tracks 1, 3–8)}} * Matt Colton – mastering at Alchemy, London {{small|(tracks 2, 9, 10)}} {{div col end}}
===Artwork=== * Alison Goldfrapp – art direction, photography * Mat Maitland – album design
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|20|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 September 2017}} |- {{album chart|Austria|27|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|25|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|36|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|52|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|France|57|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 September 2017}} |- {{album chart|Germany|31|id=325788|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|19|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 September 2017}} |- {{album chart|Italy|55|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 September 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-04-07 |title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |date=10 April 2017 |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref> | 3 |- {{album chart|Portugal|29|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 September 2017}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20170407|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|Spain|37|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 September 2017}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|24|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Silver Eye|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|UK2|6|date=20170407|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|118|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|8|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|10|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 April 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|16|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 April 2017}} |}
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