Goldfrapp Wrap LP; Gregory, Portishead's Utley Collab

Just in case you'd gotten to worrying Goldfrapp rode a white horse off into the sunset, put those fears to rest; they may not have graced the Pitchfork news pages in a little while, but truth told, the pair has been hard at work on their fourth LP, the follow-up to 2005's Supernature. And guess what? C'est fini!

But don't take our word for it. Here's the band, via MySpace: "We have finally emerged from our beavering hole in Somerset and have an album! Hooray! Feels really good to have finished it and we can't wait for you to hear what we have been doing.

"It's very different to Supernature, so it might come as a bit of a shock to some of you. We had fun making it and loved doing something that is in complete contrast to the last album, even though sometimes it took a bit of courage to steer as far away as we did on some of the tunes. It's come from the heart and was made with love so we hope you will be into it too."

Considering the stylistic miles between Felt Mountain and Black Cherry, think we can handle a few more "shocks" and "complete contrasts" from these guys.

No more details just yet, but Goldfrapp do promise a website update soon, so keep clicking. And, while you're at it, check this: Goldfrapp's Will Gregory has put together an original score for Victor Sjöström's 1924 film He Who Gets Slapped and rallied together some special friends to premiere it.

Portishead's Adrian Utley and others will join Gregory for two December events showcasing the new score; catch those with but a click.

Will Gregory, Adrian Utley, et al perform He Who Gets Slapped score:

12-01 Bristol, England - Colston Hall
12-03 London, England - Queen Elizabeth Hall