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England (2002 – 2003)
Frou Frou was an electronic music duo formed in England with two members: Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, active from 2002 to 2003.
Frou Frou manufactured an impressive brand of vocal-driven, electronic pop. After the British duo had been collaborating for years without a record deal, the group’s debut, Details, was completed for American release on MCA Records in 2002.
Heap and Sigsworth first worked together on
Getting Scared from Heap’s 1998 solo record, I Megaphone. After completing the promotion for that splendid debut, Heap was ready to begin work on a new project and the two hooked up again as Sigsworth had privately been compiling music specifically for Heap while producing other projects. The first track, conceived by the new, more formal (but as yet unnamed) pairing, eventually turned into Flicks from Details, which is perhaps Frou Frou’s most Björk-reminiscent number.
Sigsworth grew up listening to eclectic female artists like Kate Bush, and along with Heap, developed an appreciation for classical music. He has specifically worked with Björk (Homogenic, Vespertine) and Madonna (What It Feels Like for a Girl) among many other significant ’90s pop and electronic artists. Far from being the kind of campy moniker one might expect from a more sugary pop outfit, the name Frou Frou was decided upon when Francophile Sigsworth noticed the phrase in a Baudelaire poem.
Frou Frou manufactured an impressive brand of vocal-driven, electronic pop. After the British duo had been collaborating for years without a record deal, the group’s debut, Details, was completed for American release on MCA Records in 2002.
Heap and Sigsworth first worked together on
Getting Scared from Heap’s 1998 solo record, I Megaphone. After completing the promotion for that splendid debut, Heap was ready to begin work on a new project and the two hooked up again as Sigsworth had privately been compiling music specifically for Heap while producing other projects. The first track, conceived by the new, more formal (but as yet unnamed) pairing, eventually turned into Flicks from Details, which is perhaps Frou Frou’s most Björk-reminiscent number. Sigsworth grew up listening to eclectic female artists like Kate Bush, and along with Heap, developed an appreciation for classical music. He has specifically worked with Björk (Homogenic, Vespertine) and Madonna (What It Feels Like for a Girl) among many other significant ’90s pop and electronic artists. Far from being the kind of campy moniker one might expect from a more sugary pop outfit, the name Frou Frou was decided upon when Francophile Sigsworth noticed the phrase in a Baudelaire poem.
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Breathe In
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Must Be Dreaming
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It's Good to Be in Love
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Shh
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Psychobabble
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Only Got One
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Flicks
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The Dumbing Down of Love
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Maddening Shroud
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Holding Out for a Hero
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Shoutbox
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LUCE08 wrote:
maddening shroud <3
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DaintyPixie wrote:
Gorgeous, gorgeous stuff.
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itsmeted wrote:
Hey lyricism really gelled with Frou Frou: she is a pure genuis with wordplay and in particular taking the familiar and using it out of context to wake up the reader/listener. "Maddening Shroud" is nod to classic 1960*s British pop and I can almost hear Herman's Hermits doing it....
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CovinS wrote:
Wish they could do an album every 5 years or something. That would make many, many people quite, quite happy.
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anomalously_6 wrote:
<3 psychobabble..
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jmalcher wrote:
Corpus
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sydneylove wrote:
Let Go is the only one i can listen to, i don't particularly like her voice. :\
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ilinsic wrote:
I heard the cover of Let Go by Boys like Girls and fell in love with song. I already was a huge fan of Imogen, but I never knew she was in Frou Frou!! :)) my my she is just too amazing!!
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Nobodylikesyou wrote:
You've only got one.
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Claggy wrote:
Looks like most of them are full tracks now, roybromwell. You just have to look at the charts and press the play buttons to the left of the song name.
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clicktrackheart wrote:
wow, how come i never checked them out? they're awesome, already really sad that they only released one album. any really similar artists?
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roybromwell wrote:
why is there no 30-second previews for most of the songs anymore?
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inconsolable wrote:
<3
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Kemez wrote:
New free track from the singer to checkout and download at: http://plejlista.wordpress.com/
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Naathiw wrote:
Much Love For Frou Frou <3 Imogen Heap Voice Is Too Amazing :D
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ehxavi wrote:
sii!
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imcuminin wrote:
god gracious..wow!!
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baletka2909 wrote:
Oh my Good! It is great.
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messies wrote:
let go is an incredible song. the rest of the album is pretty decent.
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gabibees wrote:
Imogen Heap is so good!
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