I’ve been listening to this album, Overpowered, nonstop since I downloaded it, and I’m in love.
Róisín Murphy is the chick from Moloko, which I also adore. I had no idea she had solo work…but her voice is amazing. Overpowered has a really sultry, jazzy feel and at its worst it could be called club anthemy, but the synths are nuanced and the lyrics are surreal.
She’s got this really jazzy sensibility to the music..it’s one part Bjork, one part Shirley Bassey, and one part a non-heroin addict Amy Winehouse.
It’s on the media vault, if you would like to listen.
Also, loving her makes me want to rediscover Moloko. I’m helpless for bands whose names are surreptitious references to A Clockwork Orange. Here’s my favorite song from their debut Do You Like My Tight Sweater?
How do you come up with the lyric “I dreamt that the bogeyman went down on Mr. Spock” other than to have just such a dream.
