This week we begin a new series showcasing some of the amazing acts coming to WOMAD Taranaki in 2025.
First up is a woman with an indomitable artistic spirit. Ireland's Róisín Murphy has established herself as one of electronic pop’s most ingenious and forward-thinking voices.
She first became known back in the early 1990's as part of Moloko, an English-Irish electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, with producer Mark Brydon.
The group made a number of successful hits including their indelible hit Sing It Back. After four albums Moloko split and Murphy began a new creative era as a soloist. She released her debut solo album Ruby Blue (2005), which she wrote and produced with the experimental musician Matthew Herbert, receiving plenty of support from reviewers. Her follow up, Overpowered, released in 2007, was also well received.
In 2015, after an eight-year break, sporadically interrupted by a number of stand alone, side projects and guest appearances on other's , Murphy released her third solo album Hairless Toys, which went on to be nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and Ireland's Choice Music Prize.
A year later came album four, Take Her Up to Monto. Then in 2018, dropped four twelve-inch releases in collaboration with producer Maurice Fulton. Murphy released her fifth and sixth solo albums Róisín Machine and Hit Parade, which received critical acclaim, in 2020 and 2023, respectively.
Murphy has clocked up a few unique moments including being the first singer to play Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and has headlined Glastonbury's West Holts Stage, along with Homobloc, Coachella and Primavera Sound.
WOMAD Taranaki is in for a treat. Look forward to a show-stopping stage wardrobe and electrifying live band, she recently joined the ranks of star-studded performers to play at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall.
WOMAD 2025 14-16 March 2025 Bowl Of Brooklands, New Plymouth
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