Roisin Murphy new LP

Well, whadaya know, Roisin finally got her **** together and made a full album. She's been hinting at releasing one for years now. Though, I have enjoyed a lot of the singles and collaborations she's done in the last couple of years. Especially the absolutely spellbinding 10+ minute "Simulation" and the ridiculously sexy "Leviathan". Thanks for the heads up, Jay! Wasn't such a huge fan of that Italian language EP thingy she released.

The SoundCloud account looks to be down - will have to check the new song out later. Maybe she'll finally do a US, tour, too. I think a US tour with Roisin, Neneh Cherry (whose new'ish album is fantastic) and Grace Jones would sell very well in major markets.

I had the same reaction, but it clicked with me on the second listen. In the right setting, in the right mood, it's great - it's the type of track I imagine will have a long play-life on my iPod, not one of those I listen to 64 times in two days and then never again.

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If she were to enter the Eurovision, would it not be for her own country of Ireland?

I really don't think that's her bag, though...I daydreamed about Kylie representing Australia in their debut this year, but I knew that wasn't going to happen either.

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Not from the new LP - but there's "Jealousy", a standalone single entirely separate -

The single will not appear on her forthcoming album, which she announced recently via Twitter. "Although my album is a rather eclectic affair, this release for Crosstown is one for the purists. I have a deep love for house and disco so this 12-inch is strictly for dancing to," says Murphy.

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"If she were to enter the Eurovision, would it not be for her own country of Ireland?"

Very true, but then Celine entered for Switzerland.

Thanks for the thread Jay and thanks for the "Jealousy" link too - love it.

I shall insult Roisin no more, and never mention her name and Eurovision in the same sentance again.

Oh, I nearly missed this. Thanks, HT. Yeah, I agree - I've only given it one listen though, so I won't underestimate it just yet. With only eight tracks on the record, we've now heard a quarter of them...I hope the stomping gem we've been waiting for is in there somewhere.

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Updated On: 3/31/15 at 08:32 PM

I didn't think Roisin could get cooler than she is and then she drops this self-directed video for "Exploitation" with the best references - a weird Kazumi Kurigami/Faye Dunaway commercial and a somewhat obscure John Cassavetes/Gina Rowlands film.

Wait--I always thought she was welsh for some reason... Sing it Back was my fave song back when I started being able to go to bars--and I liked a few other Moloko tracks but realized, like Sing it Back, I mostly liked them more when remixed. I did love her debut album, though, and I have no idea why I've been so slow to pick up on this.

Even if I thought her feud with a then virtually unknown Calvin Harris over Off and On was silly (he had just done Kylie's sublime In My Arms, and she was worried he was now too pop--which, arguably-he is now. Sophie Ellis Bexter eventually got the tune.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAGm-QuwYRE

Love.

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I agree that Off and On (though I love it) would have seemed filler on her album. I believe she felt the lyrics were not personal enough. Harris was trying to make it big at the time--something his work with Kylie helped with, so I believe that's where the contention stemmed from (though even in the UK, Roisin's album was more a success d'estime than anything else.)

Another self-directed and reference heavy experience for video #2. And it's perhaps even more impressive than Exploitation. Honestly, if she decides to give up music, Roisin could start a very successful career as a director and perhaps actress, too. The most obvious reference is Ingmar Bergman's Persona, though there are apparently several other obscure references, too.

I love it, Jay. You?