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Sequins 2

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.

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Sequins 2
EP by
Róisín Murphy
Released14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)
StudioThe Dairy (London)
GenrePop, alternative dance, avant-pop, electronica, nu jazz, glitch
LabelEcho (ECSY #161)
ProducerMatthew Herbert, Róisín Murphy
Róisín Murphy chronology
Sequins 1
(2005) 		Sequins 2
(2005) 		Sequins 3
(2005)

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

Songs

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 music4 with the sounds of doorbells and telephones ringing.5 The extended play closes with "Leaving the City", which slowly builds up during the introduction3 and uses out of tune instrumentation and a repetitive chorus.6

Cover artwork

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.78 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

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.

  1. "Sow into You" – 3:56
  2. "Love in the Making" – 5:06
  3. "Dear Diary" – 5:50
  4. "Leaving the City" – 4:49

Personnel

The following people contributed to Sequins 2:11

References

References

  1. "Biography". AskMen.com. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  2. Mulholland, Garry. "'Sow into you' by Roisin Murphy". The Observer Music Monthly. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  3. Raper, Dan. "Roisin Murphy: Ruby Blue". PopMatters. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  4. Oculicz, Edward. "Róisín Murphy - Ruby Blue - Review" Archived 2009-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. Stylus. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Ruby Blue > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  6. Richardson, Mark. "Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue" Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Pitchfork Media. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  7. Sullivan, Caroline. "Her time is now". The Guardian. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  8. Pearson, Gemma. "Roisin Murphy" Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Fused, issue 23. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  9. "Sleeve Graphics". Design Week, volume 20, issue 30, page 14. July 28, 2005.
  10. "Roisin Murphy" Deprecated link archived 2009-07-09 at archive.today. Chrysalis Music. 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
  11. Sequins 2 (LP liner notes). Echo Records. 14 February 2005.
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