Flashing OFF the Record

Thursday, August 28, 2025

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp the English musician and record producer, known as the vocalist of English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Is this weeks Friday Flash(back), while being the youngest of six children. Her mother, Isabella Barge, was a nurse. Her father, Nicholas Goldfrapp, had been an army officer, and worked in advertising. Goldfrapp's surname is of German origin.

While Alison was growing up, her family moved frequently, eventually settling in Alton, Hampshire, where Alison attended the independent Alton Convent School. She sang in a choir at the school and has said that she loved being in a school with nuns.

She moved into a squat in London aged 16, then lived in Belgium for a brief time. Four years later, she went to art school, where she started experimenting with music.

In January 2023, Goldfrapp confirmed she would be releasing her first music as a solo act under her name. That month, her collaboration track with Claptone, "Digging Deeper", was released. The next month, Goldfrapp released "Fever" with Paul Woolford.

Then in March, she announced her debut solo album, The Love Invention, which was released on 12 May 2023.

Goldfrapp described the album as "my tribute to the dance floor". The lead single, So Hard So Hot, was released alongside the announcement on 16 March.

The album reached no.6 in the UK Album charts (matching previous Goldfrapp albums Head First and Silver Eye). It was followed in 2024 by the companion remix album The Love Reinvention.

On 24 July 2024, Goldfrapp announced that she had launched her own record label, A.G Records; its first release was the standalone single I Wanna Be Loved (Just a Little Better).

On 30 April 2025, Goldfrapp released a single titled Find Xanadu. Alongside it, she announced the release of her second studio album, titled Flux, which the single is part of. The album was put up for pre-order, while its cover, release date and track list were made public.

In May this year, Alison started a ten-night UK & Republic of Ireland tour with Scissor Sisters. On 21 May 2025, Goldfrapp released second single Reverberotic from her forthcoming album Flux. The song premiered on BBC Radio 6 by Lauren Laverne.

Prelude Press described Reverberotic as "a pulsating and hallucinogenic fever dream which distills the euphoric synth pop at the heart of Flux, blending visceral emotion with hyper-futuristic production…"

The third single titled Sound & Light from last week's album Flux was released mid-June.

According to Goldfrapp, “Sound & Light” comes based on a lifelong dream of hers. “I’d been chasing the Northern Lights for years,” she says. “I’d gone to Finland, Iceland and Norway but never managed to catch them.” She states the song was inspired by the sights, and her own “fantasy” of the stunning natural phenomenon, which she had longed to see her whole life.

By some stroke of luck, Goldfrapp states that the very evening she began work on the track, she had been able to witness the lights, as if the song itself brought them out.

Until tomorrow, here are some solo gems, along with some classic Goldfrapp dance floor fillers! Remember when Goldfrapp were also mega mellow? How Alison has changed, shaped the future of music!

Thursday, August 21, 2025

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Megan Alexanda Washington or now known professionally as Meg Washington, or formally known as Washington only.

Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has released four studio albums, I Believe You Liar (July 2010), There There (September 2014), Batflowers (August 2020), and Hot Fuss (2022).

Both I Believe You Liar and There There reached the top 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart and Batflowers peaked in the top 25.

Outside of music, she has become a screenwriter and film producer. She also voices primary school teacher Calypso in the animated series Bluey. So Meg is on the biggest TV show in the actual WORLD!

Meg has won three ARIA Music Awards with two in 2010 for I Believe You Liar, Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist – Release. The other win was Best Cover Art for Batflowers in 2020.

In June 2025, Washington released Kidding, the second single from her fifth studio album Gem, which was released a couple of weeks ago. Looking forward to sharing the awesome, new, local release tomorrow with you dear readers.