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Ruby Blue (Album) by Róisín Murphy

Artist Biography For Róisín Murphy

Róisín Murphy Pronounced Roe-Sheen Born 5 July 1973 In Arklow County Wicklow Ireland Gained Fame With Mark Brydon As The Lead Vocalist For UK Electronic Duo Moloko Formed In 1995. Murphy Recorded Her First Official Solo Material In 2004 With Producer Matthew Herbert Who Had Previously Done Remixes For Moloko. She Released Her Debut Album Ruby Blue In June 2005 In The UK On Echo Records. "Ruby Blue" Produced Two Singles "If We're In Love" And "Sow Into You". She Released Her Second Album Overpowered On 15 October 2007. On 10 January 2008 Overpowered Received A Nomination For The Choice Music Prize In The Republic Of Ireland The Award Is Given Each Year To An Irish Artist Who Has Proved To Produce A Critically Acclaimed Album. Also Overpowered Ended At #30 On Metacritic Best Of 2007 Albums With A Score Of 82. Her Version Of "Slave To Love" By Bryan Ferry Is Featured In The 2008 Gucci Commercial Starring Actor James Franco. The Single "Let Me Know" Was Produced By Groove Armada. Overpowered Produced Four Singles "Overpowered " "Let Me Know " "You Know Me Better" And "Movie Star." In Addition To Her Work With Moloko Murphy Has Contributed Her Vocals To The Works Of Other Artists Including Handsome Boy Modeling School And Boris Dlugosch For Whom She Sang On The Track Never Enough Which Became A Huge Club Hit. On 15 December 2009 Róisín Gave Birth To Her First Child A Baby Girl She Named Clodagh. ‘Róisín Machine’ Is The Next Chapter Of That Ever Unfolding Always Compelling Tale – A Seamlessly Edited 10 Years In The Making Collection Of Tracks Produced In Collaboration With Her Sheffield Pal DJ Parrot At Once Her Most Unabashedly Dance-Floor Ready Yet Deeply Autobiographical Work To Date.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Ruby Blue

Ruby Blue Is The Debut Solo Album Of Irish Singer Róisín Murphy Released By Echo Records On 13 June 2005 See 2005 In Music . After She And Mark Brydon Dissolved Their Electronic Duo Moloko Murphy Began Working With Producer And Musician Matthew Herbert Known For His Musique Concrète Approach To Music. The Songs Were First Released Through Three Extended Plays And Were Then Compiled Into A Studio Album. The Album Often Samples Sounds Made By Everyday Objects And Actions Including Cosmetics Brass Mice Dancing And Ornaments. It Mixes The Electronic Music For Which Moloko Was Known With Jazz And Pop Styles. The Album Received Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Ruby Blue Was Commercially Unsuccessful Upon Its June 2005 European Release Charting At #88 In The United Kingdom And Fared Poorly When Released In The United States The Next Year. It Produced Two Singles "If We're In Love" And "Sow Into You". Songs From The Album Were Used In The Television Series Grey's Anatomy And So You Think You Can Dance.