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Hit Parade

Róisín Murphy

Hit Parade

Sixth solo album from the Irish electropop artist and former Moloko singer working with producer DJ Koze

ADM rating[?]

8.3

Label
Ninja Tune
UK Release date
01/09/2023
US Release date
01/09/2023
  1. 10.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Boundary breaking and idiosyncratic, the album twists and turns – one minute all future-facing and cosmic, the next kind of retro but in a completely fresh way
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  2. 10.0 |   The Guardian

    To DJ Koze’s warped soul and dub techno, Murphy examines unrequited love and the ecstasy of being seen for who you are – a theme that jars with her recent comments about trans kids
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  3. 10.0 |   Albumism

    Hit Parade is futuristic, imaginative, spectacularly beautiful and ridiculously inimitable, all things that Murphy seems to always achieve, whether she intends to or not
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  4. 9.0 |   Clash

    Truly a contender for album of the year, Murphy has created an album of true musical depth that doesn’t take itself too seriously
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  5. 9.0 |   Uncut

    Bursting with warmth and character even when nearly tweaked beyond the point of recognition, Murphy's voice has rarely had a more satisfying showcase. Print edition only

  6. 8.6 |   Northern Transmissions

    Hit Parade is Róisín Murphy’s absurdist masterpiece — deeply silly, seriously good
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  7. 8.2 |   Pitchfork

    The Irish artist’s full-length collaboration with DJ Koze is a showcase of everything impressive about the musician sapped of the excitement that has historically made her work feel so vital
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  8. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    If Hit Parade isn’t Murphy’s best album, it’s certainly her wildest and weirdest
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  9. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The Irish singer has caused quite a stir of late, but what of her new music?
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  10. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Mysteries exude a powerful magnetism on Irish musician’s sixth album
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  11. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    A cracking collaborative masterclass from innovative outliers of modern music Murphy and DJ Koze
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  12. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Fade is a tease that she could do out-and-out pop if the mood were ever to take her, but there are too many strange and good ideas for anything quite so prosaic. Print edition only

  13. 8.0 |   The FT

    The Irish singer has been in the headlines for other reasons but her new release resembles an eccentric chill-out mix
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  14. 8.0 |   NME

    The Irish star follows her biggest solo success with a kaleidoscopic DJ Koze team-up, though recent controversial comments will dampen its release
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  15. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    The album’s front cover presents a bouncy caricature of Roísín Murphy that exaggerates her oddball confidence, but by including tracks like ‘Eureka’ she is aiming to show that her personality also possesses a deep reflective nature too, in turn telling her story more
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  16. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    On Hit Parade, Róisín Murphy takes her sound – a swirling cacophony of electropop, synthpop, and nu-disco – and looks to soul to elevate her music
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