Róisín Murphy has unveiled her dreamy new single The Universe, lifted from her upcoming LP ‘Hit Parade’.
The track is the second to be released from the record, following lead release CooCool, and marks the second taste of the former Moloko star’s latest collaboration with DJ Koze.
“The universe at large is playful and terrifying. There is no discernible sense to it,” says the hitmaker. “The story that is always being told is on multiple levels, levels we don’t see or understand.
“The experience of being alive is to be continually reminded of how utterly unaware we are of what is really going on all around us.”
Listen to The Universe below.
‘Hit Parade’ – out September 8 – is billed as a “compendium of genre-melding gems” and marks her debut on the Ninja Tune label.
“We worked remotely, in different countries sending tracks/ideas back and forth for several years. I always have to approach a new collaboration with openness and a willingness to learn and never more so than with this,” she explains.
“The studio in this case was imaginary, in the airspace between Hamburg and London. That meant we were both in a personal, private place when working on the songs.
“For me that brought out a more intimate approach to the songwriting, I told this album my secrets. For Koze it meant total freedom and absolute focus without the distraction of my presence. He took a deep dive into himself and I believe that’s why the music is so vibrant and alive. It is just exploding with colour!”
Admitting she’s “never been happier” than she is right now, ahead of unveiling the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Róisín Machine’, the Moloko legend adds: “For me the record is about love and sensuality but also it’s about music itself and how it’s always been there for me.
“There are tinges of darkness, of the abyss, as well as all the joy. There’s contemplation of mortality which is meant to serve as reminder to me (and perhaps you the listener) to really live while we can.”
‘Hit Parade’ is available to pre-order now.
