Two album tasters online

Roisin's very own MySpace has been updated with two tasters of the new album. Click here to listen to clips of You Know Me Better and Cry Baby.

Bag Lady

Roisin was out and about in her home town London last night. The occasion: London Fashion Week. Let's face it, she knows how to make a statement!

Let Me Know - Joe Negro remix + video

This is the Joe Negro remix of Let Me Know. Enjoy!

13 tracks on the new album

It has emerged that the Overpowered album will feature thirteen new Roisin melodies instead of eleven, which was previously reported on this very site. The twelfth and thirteenth track are respectively titled Body Language and Parallel Lives. At this stage it is not clear if the tracks will be available on all album formats and releases or if they are cd or UK only bonus tracks.

Roisin in Zagreb

This lovely picture of Roisin was taken at last month's Vip INmusic festival, which took place in the Croatian capital Zagreb. See more pictures here.

Let Me Know - full remix stream

You can now listen to a full stream of Andy Cato's remix of Let Me Know. Click here to check it out.

Modern Timing - Lyrics

These are the lyrics of the Overpowered outtake Modern Timing, which is still available as a free download here.

Got to be a modern girl
To live inside a modern world

Oh this is super real
You need to find a lot of energy
For me
No it don't come free
Cause it's the creme-de-la-creme
And it's all right

Let's take a ride
Through the city see it come to live
Straight through the lights
I'll be standing my ground
Turn the lights out
Close the door

Got to be a modern girl
To live inside a modern world
Always be calm, be cool and collected
Non stop boogie, don't stop
Non stop living, can't stop
Non stop boogie, won't stop
Non stop
Modern Timing

Got to be a modern girl

Mister laser-beam
I think we have a little chemistry between
It's a crazy scene
It's gotcha gotcha doing back flips for me
I take no side
I'll do anything I have to do to survive
This modern life's about taking control
New sensations take their toll

Got to be a modern girl
To live inside a modern world
Always be calm, be cool and collected
Non stop boogie, don't stop
Non stop living, can't stop
Non stop boogie, won't stop
Non stop
Modern Timing

Non stop boogie, don't stop
Non stop living, can't stop
Non stop boogie, won't stop
Non stop
Modern Timing

Roisin impresses Perez

When Hollywood's (self-proclaimed) most-hated web site says you can do no wrong you know you are going places. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton gave Roisin's video for Let Me Know thumbs-up.

Click here to check his post out.

Let Me Know video premiere

Wicked! No other words needed.

Roisin's got Attitude

Roisin was interviewed by UK gay monthly Attitude. As the interviewer found out, Roisin's first (and probably only) lesbian kiss was an experience to remember. For all the wrong reasons!

Daily Star report

There is a short article on Roisin in the music section of today's Daily Star. The article talks about Roisin unveiling her new album. The writer seems very impressed by Roisin as a performer:

"Careering off into the sunset like a modern Marlene Dietrich, she oozed sensuality and her melodic imagination knows no bounds".

However, there is no word on where and when this event took place. Was it last night's Cois Fharraige performance? The article also comes with a (new?) photo of Roisin, sporting a shorter and blonder hairdo.

Click here to read the article online.

Behind the scenes...again

This is a view behind the scenes at the album cover shoot for Roisin's new album, which took place in London a few months ago. The soundtrack is a preview of the second track on the album, You Know Me Better.

Overpowered album pre-order

You can now pre-order the Overpowered album, which will be released on the 15th of October. If you are quick, you could receive a singed copy of Roisin's latest long player. This is what recordstore.co.uk says on their site:

We have 200 copies of the album exclusively signed by Roisin. The first 200 customers to order their copy through recordstore will be sent this highly collectable version.

Click here to order your copy now!

Rois-Inspiration

Check out the blog Alj-Alj to see how the cover image of Let Me Know has inspired one of my fellow bloggers to create some very cute graphic artwork. Well done!

Foolish - Lyrics

It was only yesterday
The silence broke
Of everything in every way
The silencae spoke
'T was on a night like this one
I heard it say
Just about any kind of anything
To make me stay

Oh foolish
Harmless
Foolish, harmless child
The body is timeless
You can't climb this
Stare after golden sky with stare

There is never any remedy
For what we've got
Just memories of memories
Too soon forgot
With every kind of extacy
Is what you get
Every rose upon a thorn we see
We soon regret

Oh foolish
Harmless
Foolish, harmless child
The body is timeless
You can't climb this
Stare after golden sky with stare

Oh foolish
Harmless
Foolish, harmless child
The body is timeless
You can't climb this
Stare after golden sky with stare

I'm in love and it's childsplay baby
Found a door to another world
And if you don't wanna make it make sense
Any a fool will take you there

And if you don't wanna make it make sense
And if you don't wanna make it make sense

Oh foolish
Harmless
Foolish, harmless child
The body is timeless
You can't climb this
Stare after golden sky with stare

Off And On leak

One of the results of Roisin's much discussed collaboration with Calvin Harris and Cathy Dennis has emerged on the Internet. The track is titled Off and On and displays the childlike qualities of Roisin's voice as she is singing about getting her life back together after a bad relationship. Click here to check it out.

Let Me Know remix on the radio

The incredibly catchy and funky Joe Negro Mix of Let Me Know was played in full on Gaydar Radio today. Where the original version failed to impress many of us, this remix is most definitely a floor filler. Another club classic in the making!

European release Overpowered single

Overpowered has been released as a six track card sleeve cd-single in various European countries over the past few weeks. This is the tracklisting:

1. Overpowered
2. Seamus Haji Remix
3. Kris Menace Remix
4. Loose Cannons Mix
5. Herve And Roisin In The Secret Garden Mix
6. Kris Menace Remix Instrumental

Note: The last track is not listed on the sleeve, therefore this version of Overpowered could also be called Kris Menace Dub or something of the kind.

Update: Roisin Live

This is an updated list of Roisin's upcoming live shows this Summer/Autumn:

September
Fri 7 - Cois Fharraige Festival, Clare - Eire
Sun 9 - The Big Top@Bestival, Isle of Wight - UK
Thu 20 - The Hospital - Covent Garden, London - UK

October
Fri 19 - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam - Holland
Sat 20 - Train, Aarhaus - Denmark
Sun 21 - Pumphaus, Copenhagen - Denmark
Tue 23 - Dabaser, Stockholm - Sweden
Thu 25 - Tavastia, Helsinki - Finland
Mon 29 - Klub Studio, Krakow - Poland
Tue 30 - Studola, Warsaw - Poland

November
Thu 01 - Kesselhaus, Berlin - Germany
Fri 02 - Roxy, Prague - Czech Republic
Sat 03 - Backstage Werk, Munich - Germany
Sun 04 - Arena, Vienna - Austria
Tue 06 - Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim - Germany
Wed 07 - Magazzini Generali, Milan - Italy
Thu 08 - Circolo degli Artisti, Rome - Italy
Sat 10 - Kaufleuten, Zurich - Switzerland
Sun 11 - Frison, Fribourg - Switzerland
Tue 13 - Le Nouveau Casino, Paris - France
Wed 14 - La Laiterie Club, Strasbourg - France
Thu 15 - Maison Folies, Lille - France
Fri 16 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt - Germany
Sat 17 - Live Music Hall, Cologne - Germany
Mon 19 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels - Belgium
Fri 23 - Strp, Eindhoven - Holland
Sat 24 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg - Germany
Mon 26 - Dome/Corn Exchange, Brighton - UK
Tue 27 - Koko, London - UK
Thu 29 - Academy, Bristol - UK

December
Sat 01 - ABC, Glasgow - UK
Sun 02 - Academy, Manchester - UK
Wed 05 - Spring & Airbrake, Belfast - N. Ireland
Sat 08 - Village, Dublin - Eire

VIP INmusic Festival

This is a picture of Roisin performing at the VIP INmusic Festival, which was held in Zagreb, Croatia. Click here to see a few more pictures of Roisin's performance.

Date on the data

This Hopeless Optimist was on a well deserved break for the past 1.5 weeks. This is, in no particular order, a news update:

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EMI has finally updated Roisin's website. However, as many sections are not yet working properly it is still a work in progress.

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These are the tracklistings for the UK releases of Let Me Know, which is the second single from the upcoming Overpowered album:

7" picture disc:
1.Let Me Know (radio edit)
2.Sunshine

CD1:
1.Let Me Know (radio edit)
2.Sunshine

CD2:
1.Let Me Know (album edit)
2.Unlovable
3.Let Me Know (Vedra mix by Andy Cato)
4.Let Me Know (Joey Negro mix)
5.Let Me Know (enhanced video)

12" maxi:
1.Let Me Know (album edit)
2.Let Me Know (Andy Cato mix)
3.Let Me Know (Joey Negro mix)
4.Cry Baby (Oakenfold mix)

Digital download ep:
1.Let Me Know (radio edit)
2.Let Me Know (Andy Cato mix)
3.Let Me Know (Joey Negro mix)
4.Cry Baby (Oakenfold mix)

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Calvin Harris on Roisin (again):

You had a run in with Roisin Murphy, of Moloko, who you've slagged off. What happened there?
It was my first co-writing session, with her (Murphy) and Cathy Dennis. She wouldn't listen to my ideas, so I'd relay them through Cathy, then she'd try them. We wrote two tunes, one a really good pop tune. It was to be the first single. The record company was pleased. Then she decided it wasn't her thing and didn't want to use it.

Why?
You tell me. At the time we'd been arguing publishing splits and legal stuff, so I'd paid my lawyer all sorts of money to work it out. She just let it drag on, so I had to pay the lawyer. Then she decided she wouldn't do the song. I can't use the track now. But then they had it reproduced by Jimmy Douglas, who's now on my hate hitlist.

From the Australian Herald Sun

New pictures online!

This is one of the new promotional pictures on the German EMI site. It looks like Roisin gave the photographer a sneak preview of her upcoming outfits. Click here to see the rest of the pictures.

Roisin and Groove Armada in Amsterdam

Roisin Murphy and Groove Armada will play a double show in Amsterdam's Heineken Music Hall on the 19th of October. The show is part of the Amsterdam Dance Event. Tickets can be bought here.

Strike a pose, part 2

Have you ever wanted to see a walking fortress? This is how the wonderful Let Me Know cover picture was created.

Strike a pose, part 1

Roisin looking lovely in her hometown London, June 2007.

Overpowered album banner

We're eagerly anticipating...

Let Me Know previews

You can now listed to a preview of the upcoming single Let Me Know on Roisin's MySpace. A sample of the Andy Cate Vedra mix has been uploaded on the remix page.

Let Me Know artwork revealed

EMI has revealed the amazing cover photo of Let Me Know, the second single to be released from the Overpowered album. The sticker suggests that the cd-singles have already been pressed and that two seperate cds will be released.

Live at Boombox

This clip of Roisin's Boombox performance on 01/07 appeared on YouTube yesterday. Check out the user's profile for another short clip from the same night.

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