With “Gone Fishing” proving a fitting prelude with 140k Soundcloud plays and counting – Róisín Murphy has just revealed the second single “Exploitation” from Hairless Toys on Pitchfork.
Tipping its hat to the dark disco of Casablanca Records, an urgent shuffle of staccato synths, organ and guitar, “Exploitation” says Róisín “It’s about sex. Dangerous fun.”
Her first album in eight years, Hairless Toys is a career-defining tour de force. The album begins with “Gone Fishing,” which Róisin wrote after watching Jennie Livingston’s Paris Is Burning, a study of race, class, gender and sexuality in America. Elsewhere “Evil Eyes,” “Exploitation” and “House of Glass” provide the extended shake-outs essential to any of Róisín’s albums, while “Exile” and “Unputdownable” hide huge country soul hooks amidst their inventive structures.
Sonically adventurous with peerless production from long time collaborator Eddie Stevens, Hairless Toys embraces a broad palette of genres yet is consistently engaging and thrilling throughout.
Hairless Toys Tracklisting:
Gone Fishing
Evil Eyes
Exploitation
Uninvited Guest
Exile
House Of Glass
Hairless Toys (Gotta Hurt)
Unputdownable
Róisín Murphy will be performing at a selection of headline shows and festivals over the summer.
05-12 Manchester, England – Gorilla *
05-13 Brighton, England – Concorde *
05-14 Bristol, England – Trinity *
05-16 London, England – Roundhouse *
05-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso *
05-23 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique *
05-24 Mannheim, Germany – Maifield Derby *
05-29 Cologne, Germany – Electronic Beats
05-30 Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit *
05-31 Berlin, Germany – Berlin Festival
06-05 Zurich, Switzerland – Kauflenten *
06-06 Lille, France – Heartbeats Festival
06-19 Barcelona, Spain – Sonar
06-26 Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter, The Barn
07-10 Lisbon, Portugal – Optimus Alive H9
07-24 Plock, Poland – Audioriver Festival
08-08 Oxfordshire, England – Wilderness Festival
09-05 Dublin, Ireland – Electric Picnic
09-13 Isle of Wight, England – Bestival
* Headline Shows
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