[MUSIC] Róisín Murphy, "Ancora Tu"

[rfmcdonald]

I was very pleased to learn, via Towleroad's Occupy the Disco feature, that Róisín Murphy is set to release a new disc. In their words:

Irish disco chanteuse Róisín Murphy is back with her first official extended release in 7 years! Since 2007's Overpowered LP, she has released a smattering of singles and guest vocals, keeping rabid fans like myself chomping at the bit for any Róisín that we could get. May 28th marks the date that her new Mi Senti EP is released, and as the name may allude, it's an Italian-language effort containing 5 covers of Italian pop songs and one original track. Roisin has showed her chops for doing cover songs in the past, with a cover of Bryan Ferry's 'Slave to Love', used in a 2008 Gucci campaign. For 'Ancora Tu', a 1976 hit by Italian singer Lucio Battista, Roisin adds in her signature moody electronic sound and almost spooky background vocals to reshape the song into something that is purely her own.

I'll be curious to see if Mi Senti shows up in stores in Canada. On the strength of "Ancora Tu" alone, I'd be quite happy to buy it.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXdcIKKbCk8&w=560&h=315]

The Soundcloud link to the song is here.