Flux (Alison Goldfrapp album)

Flux
Studio album by Alison Goldfrapp
Released	15 August 2025 (2025-08-15)
Genre	Electropop
Length	37:17
Label	A.G.
Producer	James Greenwood Alison Goldfrapp Stefan Storm Richard X
Alison Goldfrapp chronology
The Love Invention (2023) Flux (2025)
Singles from Flux
"Find Xanadu" Released: 30 April 2025 "Reverberotic" Released: 21 May 2025 "Sound & Light" Released: 13 June 2025 "Hey Hi Hello" Released: 4 July 2025

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Arts Desk	[3]
The Independent	[4]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10 [5]
Mojo	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [8]
Record Collector	[9]
The Skinny	[10]
The Times	[11]
Uncut	6/10 [12]

Flux is the second solo album by British singer and musician Alison Goldfrapp, released on 15 August 2025, under her own record label A.G. Records. ^{[13] [14]} It marked her first album in over two years since The Love Invention (2023). It was first announced with the release of the lead single "Find Xanadu" on 30 April 2025. ^[15]

Background and promotion

"Find Xanadu" was released as the album official lead single on 30 April 2025, alongside its music video. ^{[16] [17] [18]} At the same time the album pre-save with its release date, cover, and track list was revealed. ^[19] The second single, "Reverberotic", was released on 21 May 2025. ^[20] "Sound & Light" was released on 13 June as the album third single. ^[21] "Hey Hi Hello" was released as the album fourth single on 4 July. ^[22]

Track listing

Flux track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hey Hi Hello"	Alison Goldfrapp Stefan Storm Joel Sjöö	Stefan Storm Richard X	3:09
2.	"Sound & Light"	Goldfrapp Storm	Goldfrapp Storm Lazy Weekends [a]	3:18
3.	"Reverberotic"	Goldfrapp Storm	Goldfrapp Storm Lazy Weekends [a]	4:18
4.	"Strange Things Happen"	Goldfrapp Richard X	Goldfrapp Richard X	4:44
5.	"UltraSky"	Goldfrapp Storm Richard X	Goldfrapp Storm Richard X	4:07
6.	"Play It (Shine Like a Nova Star)"	Goldfrapp James Greenwood	Goldfrapp Greenwood Richard X	2:54
7.	"Find Xanadu"	Goldfrapp Storm	Goldfrapp Storm Richard X [a]	3:09
8.	"Cinnamon Light"	Goldfrapp Richard X	Goldfrapp Richard X	3:45
9.	"Ordinary Day"	Goldfrapp Richard X	Goldfrapp Richard X	3:52
10.	"Magma"	Goldfrapp Storm	Goldfrapp Storm	4:01

Flux (Lux Deluxe Edition) bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Perfect Lies"	4:39
12.	"Summer Sends the Rain (Ordinary Day Pt. 2)"	5:42
13.	"Ultrasky" (acoustic)	3:17
14.	"Strange Things Happen" (Taste It Mix)	5:31
15.	"Cinnamon Light" (Desert Fire Mix)	6:25
16.	"Find Xanadu" (Röyksopp Remix)	4:07

Note

• ^{^[a]} indicates an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal. ^{[23] [24]}

• Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, creative direction
• Pete Hofmann – mixing
• Dick Beetham – mastering
• Stefan Storm – keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10)
• Richard X – keyboards (1, 3–9)
• Davide Rossi – cello, viola, violin, string arrangements (2–5, 7–9)
• Martin Vogel – acid bassline (2)
• Sebastian Sternberg – live drums (3)
• James Greenwood – keyboards (6)
• Anders Stenberg – guitars (10)
• Mat Maitland – creative direction, image, design
• Yana McKillop – styling

Charts

Chart performance for Flux

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [25]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26]	59
UK Albums (OCC) [27]	13
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [28]	2
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [29]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	15 August 2025	CD cassette vinyl digital download streaming	A. G. Records	[30] [31]

References

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2. Phares, Heather (15 August 2025). "Flux - Alison Goldfrapp". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 August 2025.
3. Muggs, Joe (9 August 2025). "Album: Alison Goldfrapp - Flux". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 15 August 2025.
4. Brown, Helen (15 August 2025). "Alison Goldfrapp: Flux review – Melody and meaning evaporate in mid-tempo mizzle". The Independent . Retrieved 15 August 2025.
5. Young, Matt (14 August 2025). "Alison Goldfrapp's intimate Flux continues her fearless growth". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 15 August 2025.
6. Flux lacks a little of the old uncanny razzle dazzle, but there's no doubting the elegance of its execution or the expertise of its creator. [Sep 2025, p.79]
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9. It sounds immaculately like now and yesterday all at once. [Aug 2025, p.103]
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12. All pleasant enough, but much like its predecessor, Flux suffers from too much frictionless filler and too few actual dancefloor bangers. [Sep 2025, p.31]
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