In the images accompanying Róisín Murphy’s new album Róisín Machine, the singer appears as a vampy disco queen, striking poses in shibari-esque bondage ties, blue latex pants, and ripped ...

LONDON – JULY 03: Roisin Murphy performs on the main stage during day 1 of the O2 Wireless Festival 2008 on July 3, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) ...

Key Background. Murphy is an Irish singer who first rose to prominence as one half of the musical duo Moloko, with whom she released four albums between 1995 and 2003.

Over more than two decades on stage, Irish art pop pioneer Róisín Murphy has cultivated not only a repertoire of danceable hits, but also an enviable wardrobe of hats, masks, cloaks, and dresses.

Róisín Murphy’s relationship to music is inextricable from place.As a kid growing up in the small town of Arklow, on Ireland’s east coast, the electropop luminary watched her family sing ...

Now, 11 years into her career, and with Moloko in a state of limbo, Murphy is releasing her first solo album Ruby Blue. Given Moloko's commercial success and her own idiosyncratic style, I remark ...

“It’s too pop, y’know?": Róisín Murphy on why she couldn’t get onboard with Charli XCX’s Brat summer. Ben Rogerson. Wed, March 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM UTC. 1 min read.

Róisín Murphy has been releasing innovative, theatrically minded disco music for two decades. ... “Ruby Blue” from 2005, and a rather large portrait.