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Closer “Voicething” stands in sharp contrast with the rest of the album as the only true reference to Goldfrapp’s highly experimental roots, but with five minutes of abstract, wordless vocals and strange sounds, it’s a nauseating experience. While this song may be far more experimental than the other, rather uninventive tracks, its experimentation is misdirected and fails to be enjoyable...
...references “My Girl,” but its bluesy guitar work and “doo-bee” falsetto bridge separate it from The Temptations’ original. The success of this bridge section is characteristic of an album whose best lyrical moments are impassioned, wordless cries...
...White Sky” continues in a very similar vein, its wordless chorus demonstrating the range of Koenig’s voice even when he resorts to yelping over singing. In almost any other hands this would be grating, but Koenig’s voice is so charmingly mercurial that he can pull it off. This opening duo, as well as later tracks like “Run” and “Diplomat’s Son” easily could have been lifted off their debut album; such is the continuity in style and substance...