Sequins 2 | ||||
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Released | 14 February 2005 | |||
Studio | The Dairy (London) | |||
Genre | Pop, alternative dance, avant-pop, electronica, nu jazz, glitch | |||
Label | Echo (ECSY #161) | |||
Producer | Matthew Herbert, Róisín Murphy | |||
Róisín Murphy chronology | ||||
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Sequins 2 is a limited edition extended play by Irish singer Róisín Murphy. It was released by Echo Records on 12-inch vinyl in February 2005. [1]
The opening track " Sow into You" uses a metaphor of rain and harvests to describe love and sex, [2] atop a baroque pop brass arrangement. [3] The third track "Dear Diary" is a torch song mixing northern soul with disco music [4] with the sounds of doorbells and telephones ringing. [5] The extended play closes with "Leaving the City", which slowly builds up during the introduction [3] and uses out of tune instrumentation and a repetitive chorus. [6]
The cover of Sequins 2 was painted by Simon Henwood. Murphy met Henwood in a pub, and Henwood, who was known for his simplified paintings of teenagers, thought that she would be a good subject for a painting. [7] [8] Henwood came to Murphy's house the next week and, while they were looking through her wardrobe, decided to have her dressed in sequins. [7] Murphy positioned her body in abstract shapes for Henwood to paint. [8] She developed a character, which Henwood described as a "disco electro pop diva with a 1940s look". [9] His canvases were displayed at The Hospital in Victoria, London, [10] and Murphy purchased them "for [her] kids so they can see what [she] once looked like." [8]
All tracks written and composed by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.
The following people contributed to Sequins 2: [11]
Sequins 2 | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | 14 February 2005 | |||
Studio | The Dairy (London) | |||
Genre | Pop, alternative dance, avant-pop, electronica, nu jazz, glitch | |||
Label | Echo (ECSY #161) | |||
Producer | Matthew Herbert, Róisín Murphy | |||
Róisín Murphy chronology | ||||
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Sequins 2 is a limited edition extended play by Irish singer Róisín Murphy. It was released by Echo Records on 12-inch vinyl in February 2005. [1]
The opening track " Sow into You" uses a metaphor of rain and harvests to describe love and sex, [2] atop a baroque pop brass arrangement. [3] The third track "Dear Diary" is a torch song mixing northern soul with disco music [4] with the sounds of doorbells and telephones ringing. [5] The extended play closes with "Leaving the City", which slowly builds up during the introduction [3] and uses out of tune instrumentation and a repetitive chorus. [6]
The cover of Sequins 2 was painted by Simon Henwood. Murphy met Henwood in a pub, and Henwood, who was known for his simplified paintings of teenagers, thought that she would be a good subject for a painting. [7] [8] Henwood came to Murphy's house the next week and, while they were looking through her wardrobe, decided to have her dressed in sequins. [7] Murphy positioned her body in abstract shapes for Henwood to paint. [8] She developed a character, which Henwood described as a "disco electro pop diva with a 1940s look". [9] His canvases were displayed at The Hospital in Victoria, London, [10] and Murphy purchased them "for [her] kids so they can see what [she] once looked like." [8]
All tracks written and composed by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.
The following people contributed to Sequins 2: [11]