SYNC LISTEN - Roisin Murphy, 'Overpowered' - TONIGHT 20.30

I thought Footprints was utter pish at the time but I find it a welcome break now

I mean, you need to be grounded for what hits you next :horny:
 
Dear Miami is completely fabulous on every label. It's a club hostess with hoops in her ears, curles in her hair and men under her spell serving Moet, cocaine and other tapas, on rollerskates, at a party of beautiful people wearing white.

Strictly... rolling... VIP :disco:

https://twitter.com/roisinmurphy/status/1256335815501729792

(@dUb)

10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
11 Let Me Know
07 Movie Star
10 Primitive
09 Footprints
09 Dear Miami
 
10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
10 Let Me Know
09 Movie Star
08 Primitive
09 Footprints
09 Dear Miami
 
Cry Baby is good, but not my favourite uptempo on this album. It is a bit of a POP EMERGENCY and the energy does ELEVATE quite a bit from the middle 8 onwards. Love the sounds of space aliens playing ping pong or shooting ray guns in the background.

10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
11 Let Me Know
07 Movie Star
10 Primitive
09 Footprints
08 Cry Baby
 
10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
10 Let Me Know
09 Movie Star
08 Primitive
09 Footprints
09 Dear Miami
08 Cry Baby
 
10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
10 Let Me Know
09 Movie Star
08 Primitive
09 Footprints
09 Dear Miami
08 Cry Baby
05 Tell Everybody
 




the trivia and anecdotes she shared during the recent Twitter listen party were unreal. I would kill for almost any of my other faves to go in detail on or show respect for their past music like this.

10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
11 Let Me Know
07 Movie Star
10 Primitive
09 Footprints
08 Cry Baby
07 Tell Everybody
 
10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
10 Let Me Know
09 Movie Star
08 Primitive
09 Footprints
09 Dear Miami
08 Cry Baby
05 Tell Everybody
05 Scarlet Ribbons
 
Scarlet Ribbons is just so completely lovely.

What becomes of a father's love
When another has his daughter's love?
I'll always be your little girl...

Gorgeous.

10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
11 Let Me Know
07 Movie Star
10 Primitive
09 Footprints
08 Cry Baby
07 Tell Everybody
08 Scarlet Ribbons


 
I don't think I've ever listened to Body Language before :D we're into the bonus tracks. It's funky!

10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
11 Let Me Know
07 Movie Star
10 Primitive
09 Footprints
08 Cry Baby
07 Tell Everybody
08 Scarlet Ribbons
07 Body Language

Her habit of referring to herself in the third person by her surname is... iconic!

 
10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
10 Let Me Know
09 Movie Star
08 Primitive
09 Footprints
09 Dear Miami
08 Cry Baby
05 Tell Everybody
05 Scarlet Ribbons
07 Body Language
 
Tisch said:
I'm on the last track. This is much more akin to the first few. Not quite as strong.

This has been a very enjoyable listen! I will delve further for sure.
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Make sure you listen to 'Off & ON' from this era (yes SEB covered it but Roisin's original is so much better)
 
10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
10 Let Me Know
09 Movie Star
08 Primitive
09 Footprints
09 Dear Miami
08 Cry Baby
05 Tell Everybody
05 Scarlet Ribbons
07 Body Language
09 Parallel Lives

(10 Off & On)
 
The bassline of Parallel Lives is so SHIMMERY, HYPNOTIC and GROOVY. It absolutely owns the song.

10 Overpowered
11 You Know Me Better
09 Checkin' On Me
11 Let Me Know
07 Movie Star
10 Primitive
09 Footprints
08 Cry Baby
07 Tell Everybody
08 Scarlet Ribbons
07 Body Language
08 Parallel Lives



A really very good album indeed. It's right up there in the higher echelons of that decade for me.
 
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