Róisín Murphy-Overpowered

just got this album (so cheap too - only a fiver at fopp, which makes me feel a bit guilty). like it a lot so far. love her voice anyway but now she has the songs to match (did hear the last album but never got far with it, but this is tempting me to buy it again). sounds very 80s though, kind of like 80s chart music for grownups (but not in a boring jools holland 'mature' way). ive a feeling the production of this is going to date quite soon, but its otherwise great.

scarlet ribbons reminds me of (good) simply red! sade too, maybe.

this whole album seems the work of someone who listened to the charts every week in the late 80s (like i did).

that makes sense, as much of the live show was like LEVEL 42.

Rediscovering this album... it really is incredible isn't it?

Is she big in the UK?

Not really. Think the album just about cracked the top 20, none of the singles did very well as far as i know. Should be massive obv.

really don't understand why róisín's music flops so persistently - electropop girls are apparently "in" right now, or so say a ton of articles, and mediocrities like la roux and little boots are getting loads of hype and genuine success off the back of it, and yet róisín - the only one of them who seems to have genuine vision and talent - languishes. does she even have a deal any more?

live she is this amazingly well oiled entertainment machine, its kindof unbelievable the hysteria that was in the air when I saw her at Sonar last year

she doesn't have the newness or youth which seems to make it difficult for industry powers to work with in this area.

'Movie Star' was one of the few tracks i thought would've worked best as a single (stronger than 'You Know Me Better' imo), maybe even 'Cry Baby' - all the weakest (least sophisticated) tracks on the LP really tho.

goldfrapp somehow managed it and alison's at least as old as roisin, surely?

'let me know' was a terrible choice of lead single...the title track should've been a proper release

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9069/stolelookpz9.jpg

lol

her style is SICK

The title track was the lead single iircxp

goldfrapp somehow managed it and alison's at least as old as roisin, surely?

goldfrapp's 8 years older but probably had/got more sex appeal for more people - dunno if that was a factor but the last album moved away from electropop anyway and i'd be surprised if she went back to it

brainwasher out of interest where did you find that image?

I'd have sex with Roisin over Alison for what it's worth (and if you're reading, ladies).

http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=59071

thanks (keep forgetting about that site)

Saw Roisin play at Pukkelpop last summer and she was one of the headliners, so apparently she's pretty big in Belgium? Crowd were really into it anyway

so apparently she's pretty big in Belgium

like citizen dick!

'let me know' was a terrible choice of lead single...the title track should've been a proper release

― lex pretend, Saturday, May 23, 2009 12:51 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

that single was awesome waht u talkin bout

lolled @ titchy making an almost stupid-free post until he had that thing abt the production 'sounding dated soon' <---d00d could you get any more meaningless

that's harsh, i was gonna say above that if something like 'Movie Star' was being released now by Lil Boots people would definitely pass it off as 'dated', 'so 5 years ago' or whatever

The production tricks on this are so diverse, but if u prefer its the meaning that u just described that's missing from his vague crit

I adore this album.

Been listening to this again lately - so so great.

goldfrapp's 8 years older but probably had/got more sex appeal for more people

RONG

roisin is beautiful. alison g has a round moonface

I always find there's a bit of a spark missing for me with Roisin's music (I felt the same about Goldfrapp's electro stuff actually), but it's mostly because the music business has seemingly only just worked out how to market 'credible' female pop singers. I think Goldfrapp only really managed it because her image was so ridiculously in your face and she had that massive swooping voice and was willing to play every single festival in the world for years.

Both Roisin and Alison are kind of hangovers from the 90s but Goldfrapp never really had the baggage of a Sing It Back or The Time Is Now (the royalties from both of which probably ensure she never has to work again). La Roux and Little Boots are coming from a totally different place to either - they're emerging from that post-Hot Chip/indieclash/rave sensibility. But mostly they're more marketable because they're new.

luv roisin but never really fancied her. that's a good pic tho.

bangin' new choon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucg-S2WpMec

oh man, nice

Great! What the heck does that synth line in the chorus remind me of though? Really bugging me.

Ah, Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing.

There's another new song too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCOqB6Pc43Y

'overpowered' is totally an amazing album, i like it a lot more than the herbert one

thank you thank you thank you stevem

New single out November 16
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/Roisin_HighRes.jpg
It's streaming on her Myspace right now

that cover!!!!

It's a truly bizarre single, the way its constructed musically. But I love it.

Terrible sleeve.

hate to say it, but "cougar Sheila E." is not a good look on her

i wonder when that was taken? she's like 9 months pregnant now, so it must be from a pretty old shoot.

like the track a lot, more excited about the upcoming uk funky beats and donaeo collabs she's promising.

omg

so conflicted

New York, NY– (November 2, 2009) – Disco Electro Pop Queen Roisin Murphy has been busy as the almost 9 month gone pregnant singer is ready to unleash her new single as well as become a new mother. After nearly 2.5 years of promoting her critically-acclaimed OVERPOWERED album, Murphy has been in the studio working diligently on her new music. “ORALLY FIXATED” will be one of three singles that Murphy will be distributing by AWAL (http://www.awal.com/content/roisin-murphy-feature) into iTUNES with a release date of November 16th in the UK and November 17th in the US.

Murphy is also taking a more viral approach with these releases than ever before through video blogs, remix competitions, and some other special surprises. “My fans are so loyal and I am really excited to have them more involved in my creations,” says Murphy. New music has been hinted to as Murphy has made special appearances recently spinning in clubs throughout London and was this year’s musical muse for VIKTOR & ROLF’s Paris Fashion Show.

“Orally Fixated” will first stream on her social networking pages – www.myspace.com/roisinmurphy and www.facebook.com/roisinmurphy first and then a global 48 hour free download promotion will be launched from www.guardian.co.uk/music to be announced in coming days. As Murphy will be tending to motherhood during the later part of this year she urges her fans to be patient as the upcoming singles will be rolled out in early 2010 in a special way virally for her loyal fan base and others. The new music to come will tread on a new departure for Murphy as she explores a new edge mixing a bit of key note British urban beats and MC’s to her notable pop sensibilities. For more information please stay tuned to both Myspace and Facebook pages alike.

Terrible timing as far as promoting the record goes, hence the viral approach I guess.

Like anyone was going to buy it anyway...

i really really like this song!

Who produced it?

So am I the only one who thinks that cover=HOT!