AMC Empire 25, 234 West 42nd St. at Eighth Ave.
IndieScreen, 289 Kent Ave. at South Second St.
Tuesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 27, IndieScreen 7:00, AMC Empire 8:00
www.goldfrapp.com
“Every word is soft as fur / I’m drifting deep, deeper in,” Alison Goldfrapp sings on “Stranger,” one of ten tracks on Tales of Us (Mute, September 2013), the sixth full-length album from the English duo known as Goldfrapp, consisting of Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp. Formed in 1999, Goldfrapp has gone from trip-hop to dance pop to electronica; on Tales of Us, the sound is far more subdued and mysterious, bathed in a dreamy atmosphere highlighted by whispery vocals amid luminous orchestrations. On March 25 and 27, select theaters around the world will present a thirty-minute film by Goldfrapp based on five interrelated songs on the new album, “Stranger,” “Laurel,” “Jo,” “Drew,” and “Annabel.” Directed by film editor Lisa Gunning (Seven Psychopaths, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), the haunting video, shot in both color and black-and-white, traces love, romance, and escape in such natural settings as vast fields, forests, and water. The film will be followed by a live broadcast of Goldfrapp at Air Studios in London playing songs from throughout their career, including “Utopia” from Felt Mountain and “Train” and “Strict Machine” from Black Cherry. (A recorded version of the mini-concert will be seen in the States.) Tickets are available in advance for this intimate look at a fascinating band.