the magnificent miss murphy

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I went to see Róisín Murphy last night (review in Grau tomorrow). She was WONDERFUL and her hats were FABULOUS. I know she's a long-time poptimist favourite but I don't think we've actually talked about her much, so shall we? Her album is one of the best of the year - my favourite is 'Tell Everybody', omg that was so good last night, she did it as the encore. And there are so many parallels with Gwen Stefani: platinum blonde MILF ex-frontwomen of 'alternative' acts who hit big late in their career, now embracing pop and offbeat couture for their solo careers.

Comments

Re: Listening to the album

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i am a scruffy messy guy too really and not really big on 'white space' either (i dislike galleries in this way, i don't like a lot of 'minimal' dance music) but i don't feel that way about Roisin's kind of Pop altho i can see why it could be classed in this way.

the Sophie Ellis-Bextor comparison is good esp. with 'Let Me Know' which imo would be one of SEB's best singles had it been her.

essentially the reason i like RM, Goldfrapp etc. is pretty much the same reason i love the Pet Shop Boys (they have more warmth and kitsch only at certain points in their career) which is different to your reasons maybe.

Re: Listening to the album

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I don't like S E-B either except for "Murder On The Dancefloor" and "China Heart", btw.

The thing with the PSBs is that Neil Tennant has always had a pretty thin, technically weak voice, plus they started making their music when they couldn't get the compressed fullness of sound a big pop album now tends to have. Their recent stuff has had a much richer sound but unfortunately Tennant's voice has become ever more strained trying to fill it (that awful high croak he uses) - on their "imperial" material there are huge gaps in the sound and he can hide in them, lurking and commentating.

All this has nothing to do with Roisin!

Re: Listening to the album

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i only bring it up because i like them all for the same reasons tho, regardless of what they have in common and what they don't.

but I do need Roisin to step up and front something as joyous as 'Always On My Mind' yes.