Bop 2 Pop

Not with a bang, but rather a whisper, Goldfrapp end their relationship with EMI with Yello Halo, an sentimental and introspective number that will appear on a final Greatest Hits collection and that will be the final song released through EMI. The video, shot completely by an iPhone by Alison Goldfrapp‘s girlfriend, Lisa Gunning, includes concert footage and random shots of Alison frollicking in South America. The Singles will be released on February 6, 2011 and include tracks from their more than a decade-spanning career. We are a little disappointed at the exclusion of Fly Me Away, Alive and Pilots, but otherwise, this compilation is solid.

For those of us eagerly awaiting what direction the new Goldfrapp will sound like (their music changes dramatically with each album), we may have a preview of what’s to come with Melancholy Sky, a new song the band recently performed at the Mencap Noise Session, in London. Melancholy Sky is a beautiful ballad that is miles away from the in-your-face, poptastic, Head First album and sees a return to the subtleties of previous album, Seventh Tree (It may be no coincidence that they have changed their profile pic to their Facebook Band Page to this album cover). It will be interesting to see what else they have in store since parting with EMI.