Idolator — This morning the cover art for “Alive,” the second single to be released off Goldfrapp’s Head First, was revealed by the duo via Twitter. (See it in full after the jump.) Yesterday the band saw their fifth album enter the UK chart at #6. Billbo... more info

Undercover, Australia — It looks like Goldfrapp has thrown a hissy fit on TV. more info

I Like Music — Lady Gaga knocked from number one album spot, new entries for Laura Marling and Goldfrapp more info

Guardian Music — Former pet shop girl Jade Williams has taken on a new name for her engaging melancholic soundLike many pop stars, Jade Williams, who will soon become very well known as Sunday Girl, started out singing along to the radio in her bedroom. Unlike most p... more info

All About Jazz — Coalition Of Independent Music Store for the week ending March 21 1 SHE and HIM VOL. 2 MERGE 2 GOLDFRAPP HEAD FIRST EMM/MUTE 3 MONICA STILL STANDING SBME/J RECORDS 4 DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN OPTION PARALYSIS EMM/SEASON OF MIST 5 BONNIE PRINCE ... more info

Guardian Music — Gorillaz hit London (29-30 Apr, Roundhouse, NW1, livenation.co.uk) with guests including Bashy, De La Soul, Kano and Little Dragon and Mos Def …Air, Florence + The Machine, Mystery Jets, Noah And The Whale, the Temper Trap and the xx are among ... more info

DrownedInSound — They’re not broadening their mystique, but stretching it to translucence. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Idolator — If you’re on the hunt for perfect springtime music then you could do a lot worse than picking up Goldfrapp’s synth-laden new release, Head First. After the more meditative 2008 LP Seventh Tree, the British duo have returned with a thinly-veiled p... more info

XFM.co.uk — Alison G stops performance to tidy up, apparently... more info

Silent Uproar — Adrian Utley of Portishead and Will Gregory of Goldfrapp have teamed up to record a score for the 1928 French silent film The Passion Of Joan Of Arc. On May 7th, an ensemble conducted by Charles Hazlewood will perform the music alongside a special sc... more info