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The official Roisin Murphy thread; New album "Take Her Up To Monto"
Topic Started: Jan 16 2015, 07:42 PM (1,224 Views)
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I'm back. Album coming. Sign up here for first dibs on tickets for my first shows with the full live band.
www.roisinmurphyofficial.com


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This woman should be a star.
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i'm so ready. love her to bits.
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Róisín Murphy is back with Hairless Toys, her first album in eight years. The follow-up to Overpowered comes out May 11 via Play It Again Sam. The lead track, "Gone Fishing", was inspired by the film Paris Is Burning. Listen to it above. Below, find the album tracklist. Murphy has also announced a string of live shows. Check out the list below.

Said Murphy in a press release:
This song was written after I watched the documentary film Paris Is Burning, having read an article which referenced it in a discussion about House music's origins in black, gay culture. I was deeply moved by this film. 'I had to run this far from home' - it's about the outcasts who could never fit into mainstream society and how they created a safe place in the drag 'Ball' scene of New York in the ‘80s. 'Will we live on? The children of La Beija' refers to the 'house' of Pepper La Beija, who was one of the most notable figures on the scene, Pepper is also quoted in Malcolm McLaren's song on the same subject 'Deep In Vogue'. The culture was a flamboyant reaction to persecution and disillusionment, the imagination and bravery of these kids is simply awe-inspiring. I envisioned 'Gone Fishing' almost as a song from a Broadway musical version of this story. The making of one's own world, a safer world and the creation of a new, better family in music or youth culture is a theme I touch upon elsewhere on my album Hairless Toys.

Hairless Toys:
01 Gone Fishing
02 Evil Eyes
03 Exploitation
04 Uninvited Guest
05 Exile
06 House of Glass
07 Hairless Toys (Gotta Hurt)
08 Unputdownable

05-16 London, England - Roundhouse
05-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-23 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
05-24 Mannheim, Germany - Maifield Derby
05-30 Hamburg, Germany - Große Freiheit 36
05-31 Berlin, Germnay - Berlin Festival
06-19 Barcelona, Spain - Sonar Festival
06-26 Werchter, Belgium - The Barn
09-05 Dublin, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-13 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival

http://pitchfork.com/news/58494-roisin-murphy-announces-hairless-toys-lp-shares-gone-fishing/
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Hear the new song here:

https://soundcloud.com/miss-roisin-murphy/gone-fishing/s-jUKBs
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After 8 years, what a massive let-down.

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Aye, that new song is not doing it for me. Looks like this album is going to be more in the vein of "Ruby Blue" than "Overpowered".
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this just has to be a joke. bitch, please.
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Another non-song from the new album:

http://pitchfork.com/news/58951-roisin-murphy-shares-exploitation/

I'm done with her.
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it's shocking she's waited this long to come up with utter crap.
Edited by FuckBuddy, Mar 25 2015, 02:39 AM.
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Brilliantly unhinged video for the new single. I get it's not a great "song" but I am loving this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjSwFsPCeJ4
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Really excellent video indeed. Just can't get into the new music though. :sadalexz:
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Her album has actually grown on me quite a bit. There are clearly no "big tunes", but it's a slinky listen all the same.

The official release date is next week, but oddly it was available in HMV today for some reason. I picked up a copy. Lovely visuals. Farrow did a great job as always.
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I'm really looking forward to hearing it. Am going to see her in Glasgow later on this year. She was absolutely sensational last time I saw her.
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"Evil Eyes" is the album highlight for me. Cracking song!
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I haven't listened to it yet ... should pop up in my iTunes tonight!
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Gave this a few spins today. I do like it but, at this stage, I'm more minded to feel it's an album full of great bits rather than great songs.

I know it completely defeats the purpose of what she was going for, but if some of these tracks were edited down to a more manageable length they would be positively served.

I'll keep going with it, though. It's definitely got something.

It's currently 29 on iTunes. That is MUCH higher than I ever thought it would get. It's got a good chance of charting in the UK, based on that.
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What a fab album! Loving it :drama:

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Her Manchester setlist:

Royal T
Evil Eyes
Tatty Narja
Gone Fishing
Dirty Monkey
Dear Miami
Tight Sweater
In Sintensi
Exile
House Of Glass
Simulation
Jealousy
Exploitation
Non Credere
Sow Into You
Pure Pleasure Seeker
Evil Eyes (Reprise)
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Golden Era (Guitar Only)
Familiar Feeling
Unputdownable
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Not feeling that set list at all. All of my favourite tracks by her ("Movie Star", "Momma's Place", "Overpowered", "You Know Me Better", her cover of "Slave to Love") are missing.
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