Got Plenty Of Fight Left

Wicklow woman Roisin Murphy has teamed up with Dutch dance duo Mason for a new track, Boadicea, from their new album They Are Among Us.

Pulsating electro beats underpin Murphy's silky vocals on this mid-tempo number, which comes flanked by this pretty excellent video that exemplifies the merits of power naps.



Previous efforts by Roisin have largely failed to win over the record-buying public but the DJ set remain ever loyal and, accordingly, there are several decent remix of the track doing the rounds. Pick of the bunch for me is Polydor's slinky house remix.

Mason Feat. Roisin Murphy - Boadicea (Polydor Remix) by Polydor

Mason feat. Roisin Murphy - Boadicea (Human Life Dub Remix) by Human Life

Mason Ft. Roisin Murphy - 'Boadicea' (Evil Nine Remix) by Evil Nine

Strictly Regal

Oh my, the Crookers album is shaping up to be quite something.

Hot on the heels of their Miike Snow collaboration 'Remedy' comes 'Royal T', which sees the Italian duo providing a bleeptastic backdrop for the snarls of the ever-excellent Roisin Murphy. A live version of this track has been floating around since last year but it's nice to finally hear the studio version:



Ludicrously good. Crookers' album is officially released next week.

Murphy's Law

Despite the fact she's currently nine months pregnant, alt-pop oddball Róisín Murphy has decided it's time to make her return to the limelight. You can listen to her new single 'Orally Fixated' here:



The former-Moloko frontwoman's last album 'Overpowered' was a slinky electropop masterpiece and one of my favourites of 2007. Despite rave reviews a string of fantastic singles, the record was largely ignored by the record-buying public and considerably more attention was afforded to her extravagant outfits and off-the-wall videos than the music.

The new single continues in the same vein as Overpowered's synthy dance-pop and features an almighty guitar solo and a brilliant if somewhat un-radiofriendly minute-long intro. Of course, based on past experience, the song is unlikely to get too much airplay anyway but here's hoping that, with the likes of Lady Gaga currently reigning supreme atop the charts, the time is ripe for Róisín to command and conquer.