Róisín Murphy announces new album with 'The Universe'

Róisín Murphy has announced her 13-track new album, Hit Parade, will be out on September 8th on Ninja Tune.

The record was produced in collaboration with DJ Koze and includes the previously released single ‘CooCool’, alongside today's new single ‘The Universe’. Murphy's previous, Choice Music Prize-nominated record Róisín Machine landed back in September 2020.

The club queen recently delivered a stellar performance at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall and helped close Printworks in the same city. A slew of festival appearances await her this summer, including a Dublin date at the Trinity Series on July 2nd.

Ever-creative, new album Hit Parade lands later in the year. Herself and DJ Koze sent ideas across the world as email attachments.

Hit Parade artwork.

“This record is a collaboration with DJ Koze. 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.”

“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!”

“It’s a joyful record, I’ve never been happier, that is partly down to personal reasons but also in my work I’ve been very fulfilled. 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.”

New single ‘The Universe’ is online now, a laidback glimmering of digital production brought to life by Róisín Murphy’s voice. The surrealist video is online below, with the singer also confirming plans for a massive London show at Alexandra Palace on February 17th.

Hit Parade Tracklist:

1. What Not To Do
2. CooCool
3. The Universe
4. Hurtz So Bad
5. The House
6. Spacetime
7. Fader
8. Free Will
9. You Knew
10. Can’t Replicate
11. Crazy Ants Reprise
12. Two Ways
13. Eureka