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.

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Re: Listening to the album

[mooxyjoo.livejournal.com]

they're a little bit... too comforting? i was going to say predictable, but that's not quite it. are they playable in a coffeeshop, is a telling question. and maybe not in several coffeeshops, but in plenty of others, which is why it's unclear how tasteful they are.