glamorous Goldfrapp are bringing their spooky mood music to the Second City.

The band, fronted by the gorgeous Alison Goldfrapp, sold half-a-million copies of their atmospheric debut album, Felt Mountain, and recently-released follow-up Black Cherry builds on its predecessor's strange-but-beautiful experimental edge.

Worcester fans can sample the new material and experience the glitterball glamour of the band's live shows at the Birmingham Academy 2 this Sunday.

If last year's gigs are anything to go by, they can also look forward to some scarily out-of-control antics.

"The shows often started very controlled and really intense, so it was a big release live to be able to be able to hit things, to let go and explode," recalls Alison.

In contrast to Felt Mountain, which was recorded in the countryside, the new album was laid down in a blacked-out room in Bath - but ironically has a brighter feel.

"The closest we got to nature was a calendar on the wall, " says Alison.

"I drew on the walls. It was my mood board but I was also just trying to brighten the place up."

So where does she get her inspiration from?

"On the last album, people would ask 'what are your influences?' and I'd go Ennio Morricone and disco," says Alison, who spent three years singing with a contemporary dance group in Belgium until she started to realise what her voice could do.

Alison, whose won't reveal much about title track Black Cherry. "Personal stuff," she sighs .

For more details on Goldfrapp's Birmingham gig, ring the BA2 box office at Dale End on 0870 771 2000.