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Róisín Murphy announces “joyful” new album
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 18 May 2023
Róisín Murphy has announced that she will release her latest album ‘Hit Parade’ in September. She has also released new single ‘The Universe’ and is set to headline London’s Alexandra Palace in February.
“This record is a collaboration with DJ Koze”, she explains. “We worked remotely, in different countries, sending tracks [and] ideas back and forth for several years. I always have to approach a new collaboration with openness and a willingness to learn and never more so than with this”.
“The studio in this case was imaginary, in the airspace between Hamburg and London”, she goes on. “That meant we were both in a personal, private place when working on the songs. For me that brought out a more intimate approach to the songwriting, I told this album my secrets”.
“For Koze it meant total freedom and absolute focus without the distraction of my presence. He took a deep dive into himself and I believe that’s why the music is so vibrant and alive. It is just exploding with colour!”
“It’s a joyful record”, she goes on. “I’ve never been happier, that is partly down to personal reasons but also in my work I’ve been very fulfilled. For me the record is about love and sensuality but also it’s about music itself and how it’s always been there for me”.
“There are tinges of darkness, of the abyss, as well as all the joy. There’s contemplation of mortality which is meant to serve as a reminder to me – and perhaps you the listener – to really live while we can”.
On new single ‘The Universe’, she adds: “The universe at large is playful and terrifying. There is no discernible sense to it. The story that is always being told is on multiple levels, levels we don’t see or understand. The experience of being alive is to be continually reminded of how utterly unaware we are of what is really going on all around us”.
The album is out on 8 Sep and Murphy will headline Alexandra Palace in London on 17 Feb next year.
Listen to ‘The Universe’ here:
