Pitchfork: Goldfrapp Announce Spring, Summer Dates

Where Seventh Tree is concerned, Goldfrapp sure aren't interested in rushing things. What began with standard pre-album chatter became a name and a release date, which begat a tracklist, then finally, a first single.

None if it's out yet, of course, but they've surely given us plenty to talk about, if not necessarily all that much to listen to. And now, there's a UK tour, albeit a fairly brief one, and it doesn't kick off until late June. (The band does have a couple London dates in the interim, though those aren't for a while yet either.) Man, by the time that rolls around, they may very well be halfway into their next stylistic gear-shift. Goldfrapp does grindcore, pretty please?

Seventh Tree falls into stores February 25 in the UK and the following day in the U.S. thanks to Mute. Geez, guys, slow your roll!

In related news, Goldfrapp soundman Will Gregory's previously reported original score for Victor Sjöström's 1924 film He Who Gets Slapped can currently be heard on BBC Radio 3's website.

Goldfrapp:

03-04 London, England - Union Chapel
04-18 London, England - Royal Festival Hall
06-21 Bexhill-on-Sea, England - De La Warr Pavilion
06-22 Birmingham, England - Symphony Hall
06-23 Manchester, England - Bridgewater Hall
06-25 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
06-30 Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
07-01 Gateshead, England - Sage