[MUSIC] Róisín Murphy, "Movie Star"

[rfmcdonald]

I first came across Irish/British singer-songwriter and music producer Róisín Murphy through Wikipedia, and have become a fan. Once a member of the duo Moloko, Murphy is in the process of forming a niche for her particular brand of 21st century disco. Overpowered, her most recent album and the one I own, is rather fun.

My second-favourite single off of the album, "You Know Me Better", has a video that channels the quiet domestic horrors of Cindy Shermam. My favourte song off of Overpowered, "Movie Star", has a video that--appropriately enough for this season--explores the realm of explores the realm of the horrific as filtered past John Waters' sensitivities.

"Blue (Derek Jarman, 1993)" (Watch on YouTube)

Go, see and listen.