Nowness have just premiered the Lisa Gunning-directed video for one of the album's tracks, 'Annabel', inspired by Kathleen Winter's 2010 novel about a hermaphrodite child growing up in a remote Canadian town in the 60s.
Speaking to the site about the track and the album, Alison Goldfrapp said: "It’s very much about memory, identity and gender. I’ve always been fascinated by dual creatures, personas, people, personalities and transformation. I think it’s a theme that’s pretty much always in fairy tales and horror, which I love. What struck me about Annabel is that the parents are in total denial of what their child is: this child has to choose in the end, and that’s what society is making them do. Why can't you be both? I feel really strongly about that whole concept in so many things in life. All the characters in these songs are trying to figure out who they are, where they're going, and why they are who they are."
Bonus CD Alvar (Live in Manchester) Drew (Live in Manchester) Jo (Live in Manchester) Lee (brand new track) Stranger (Moog Remix) Nowhere Boy (Soundtrack Extract)
DVD Tales Of Us in 5.1 surround sound Drew (Film) Annabel (Film)
40 page hardback book compiled by Alison with exclusive images from Tales Of Us.
Tales Of Us Vinyl album in gatefold sleeve with 180gm vinyl and poster
12" lithographic print
Plus your choice of 24bit wav or MP3 files of the album on the day of release.
My favorites are Drew, Annabel, Jo and Clay! Such a wonderful record. The Goldfrapp I love I still have to listen to the album more because I can't remember what some tracks sound like!
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