album Róisín Murphy - 'Hit Parade'

[Daddy]

Got tickets for Berlin. Kim on March 1st and 2 weeks later Roisin. Problematic queens  

[MusicIsMyMaster]

1 minute ago, Daddy said:

Got tickets for Berlin. Kim on March 1st and 2 weeks later Roisin. Problematic queens  

Wow so lucky 

[HonourableVomit]

people really sleeping on Eureka...

[RideOrDie]

4 hours ago, HonourableVomit said:

people really sleeping on Eureka...

there's nothing to be awake for

[besaid]

What Not to Do and CooCool still running the show. The Universe is great too 

[Daddy]

8 hours ago, HonourableVomit said:

people really sleeping on Eureka...

The album low-key ends with Can't Replicate for me. Two Ways is an ok closer but not worth it to sit through Crazy Ants (which should have been between CooCool and The Universe)

 

 

[Draper.]

8 minutes ago, Daddy said:

The album low-key ends with Can't Replicate for me. Two Ways is an ok closer but not worth it to sit through Crazy Ants (which should have been between CooCool and The Universe)

 

 

Crazy Ants only makes sense next Can't Replicate. "I can't replicate you" and then the woman that tries to go back to the sunset she once saw but it's not the same.

[Daddy]

35 minutes ago, Draper. said:

Crazy Ants only makes sense next Can't Replicate. "I can't replicate you" and then the woman that tries to go back to the sunset she once saw but it's not the same.

Yeah, just meant sonically with the The Universe guitar coming in at the end of Crazy Ants. 

[bestfiction]

Yeah structure wise the album kinda falls apart after Free Will (the climax of the album)

You Knew going after it doesn't make much sense, I would've rearranged the long songs: You Knew - Can't Replicate - Free Will

Two Ways is fun but would've worked better in the first half of the album I guess? 

Eureka is an ok closer. Reminds me of Imogen Heap production wise but overall meh

[bestfiction]

 

 

btw, there's a bunch of scrapped artwork for each song on Genius, what were they for? From what I understand these aren't in the cd/vinyl booklets

[Daddy]

45 minutes ago, bestfiction said:

 

 

btw, there's a bunch of scrapped artwork for each song on Genius, what were they for? From what I understand these aren't in the cd/vinyl booklets

I really wanna know what buzzwords they fed the AI tool. Glad they got cut from the album visuals.

[Blue Jeans]

On 9/30/2023 at 2:07 AM, HonourableVomit said:

people really sleeping on Eureka...

! It is so atmospheric. I fall into trance listening to it. It’s not a “bop”, it is like a dream. You need to lean into it and listen closer

 

Like they said they wanted to make the album feel like a dream, and it definitely does. It’s like another whimsical world. It is actually quite dark in many parts
I can’t say enough how brilliant and unique this album is listening to it on vinyl transports me to another dimension 

[SixWholeYears]

Can't Replicate is the best song on the album along with Coocool

[Winged]

Album of the year 

[campelo]

On 9/28/2023 at 5:00 PM, Daddy said:

Got tickets for Berlin. Kim on March 1st and 2 weeks later Roisin. Problematic queens  

 love to see it, Berlin seating tickets are almost sold out for hit parade

[acidbb]

Wait I just realized Laufey did production on Hit Parade?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_Parade_(Róisín_Murphy_album)#Personnel

[acidbb]

Also why aren't people realizing that Hit Parade is about abuse... it's literally so obvious.

[MusicIsMyMaster]

2 hours ago, acidbb said:

Also why aren't people realizing that Hit Parade is about abuse... it's literally so obvious.

I did get that vibe with songs like "Hurtz So Bad" and "Free Will"

 

Mum is a genius 

[MusicIsMyMaster]

does anyone have the sunday brunch performance and interview?

[Eric.]

18 hours ago, acidbb said:

Also why aren't people realizing that Hit Parade is about abuse... it's literally so obvious.

I liked the way Albumism put it on their review: "Throughout Hit Parade, Murphy’s lyrics grapple with the messy, frustrating, and often painful experience of longing for someone who doesn’t feel the same way."

"Eureka" is a great way to close the album because the longing and desperation has become so toxic and cancerous she just wants to cut it out like a tumor. 

[tupperware]

22 hours ago, acidbb said:

Also why aren't people realizing that Hit Parade is about abuse... it's literally so obvious.

there was a really good thread about this on her subreddit but it looks like the user deleted it after they were downvoted. i wish they didn't because they were spot on. it's a much darker album than people seem to realize...

[acidbb]

well... im the poster lolll. i didnt delete it. reddit banned me becuz im trans.

 

original post

 

 

Raisin Murphy’s Hit Parade Is About Domestic Violence

 

I thought it was strange that the opener and closer of the album seem so much darker than the rest of the album, and the songs put together as an album didn’t really make much sense to me. Then it hit me…

 

“What Not To Do”: “Tell me what not to do,” Murphy repeats. She’s just left her ex. She wants her next person to control her, give her instructions so that she can obey and prevent the loss of this next love.

 

“CooCool”: This song is about Murphy underestimating the violence in her new relationship. She believes being hit is a positive sign of love. “I’ve lost it,” she says, implying that she’s lost love before and believes that “that ol’ magic’s back” and finds “joy” and “love” in this new abusive relationship. She’s a masochist and thinks the abuse is exciting. “Embrace your inner child / Go buck wild / It ain’t a liability” means that she’s “cool” with being with an immature and abusive person.

 

“The Universe”: The gay Karen vocals represent positive memories Murphy has with her partner, but overall, this song is about Murphy detaching herself from her family to be with her partner, most likely due to her family telling her to leave the abusive partner. She believes that her and her partner are meant to be together because “the universe” lets it happen.

 

“Hurtz So Bad”: Murphy’s partner abuses her again. “Did I ever disappoint you? / Did I disappoint you? / Did I get it wrong? / Did I get it wrong all along?” she questions repeatedly. She doesn’t want her partner to be upset, and them being upset makes her upset.

 

“The House”: Murphy is aware of the abuse, but she can’t live without her partner at this point. “All I need is you,” “I don’t want to be alone”… She’s dependent on her partner despite the abuse. And the outro, with Murphy saying “It’s lock me in / Darling?! / I can’t / I can’t get out / Where have you gone?”, symbolizes being trapped in an abusive environment and not being able to escape from the control and abuse of her abuser who clearly neglects her and her feelings/wellbeing.

 

“Fader”: “There’s no pain without the gains of feeling something true.” She believes being hit and abused is a physical sign of love. She likes the physicality of it. She thinks there’s a sense of realness in being hit. She likes the pain.

 

“Free Will”: This song is about not believing in free will, and it’s clear how this song contributes to the abuse narrative just from the verse alone.

 

“You Knew”: She knows her partner knows that they’re abusive. Here she’s actually feeling a bit rebellious, giving her partner “fair warning,” telling them to “take some sort of responsibility,” and calling them “extra” but also “innocent” since she knows they’re immature. “You knew exactly what motivates me,” she says. She knows the partner knows that Murphy likes violent physical touch, and they take advantage of that.

 

“Can’t Replicate”: “The things that you know about me / Nobody else knows about,” “nobody else sees it, no.” Murphy’s abuse and the extent of it have been kept a secret from everyone. Even though she’s starting to question the abuse, she still loves her partner, thinks they’re unique, and believes they’re meant to be together still.

 

“Two Ways”: “I’m not your girl and I don’t have the right / I’m not gonna fly into another rage.” Murphy is starting to actually realize that she can’t handle the abuse anymore and feels angry about it. “I don’t wanna kill you with the fright.” In a way Murphy knows that her partner depends on her as well, and even though they’ve hurt her, she doesn’t want the end of this relationship to depress them. And obviously the “secret” Murphy is talking about is the abuse.

 

“Eureka”: The reason the opener and closer sandwich eleven super breezy tracks is because the summery tracks represent Murphy’s delusion and fantasy, and the other two tracks represent reality. We’re back to reality here with Murphy acknowledging that she’s not okay at all. She needs to see a doctor. She needs help having her pain taken away. She wants to prevent any toxic love from happening again, and this is the first sign that she’s starting to overcome her desperation. This is why the ending of the album is somewhat positive even if “Eureka” musically leaves the album on a rather hauntingly sad note.

 

The album art: There’s a reason Murphy uses AI for the art for this era. It’s to promote this sense of irrationality that’s exhibited on most of these tracks. On the album cover, Murphy is an inflatable roly poly toy. On most of the songs here, she’s basically an object for her partner to hit. She has no free will. She has no control. She’s been filled with so much air, a symbol for unresolved issues and emotions from either her love life or other traumas, in herself. She’s a soft toy for her partner to hit, so they never get tired or painful from hitting her. Her smile is a sign that she’s mentally unstable or manic, and the black background being contrasted with her colorful surface signifies that she’s living in her own fantasy world on most of these tracks just like I previously mentioned, when in reality her situation is very bad.

 

The album title: The definition of a hit parade is a list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time. Why did Murphy name her album a title that seemingly has nothing to do with and reflects nothing about the songs on the album? That’s because this album is a RECORD of this journey of abuse that she’s been through and that’s significant to her. I kept mentioning her being hit by her partner because of the title: HIT Parade. During this relationship, she’s felt more confident and proud in her mind because she believes that she can’t lose love again if she lets her partner abuse her, but as one abusive event comes after another, she realizes that this needs to stop and this only adds to her long history of trauma. This album is about her initially internally glorifying, accepting, and then eventually struggling to come to terms with the abuse from her partner. She believed that the abuse is okay and even good, until the very end when she then realizes that she has to leave.

 

I’m a 20-year-old who’s experienced much trauma over the past decade, so this is my interpretation of the record. Let me know if you agree thank you for coming to my TED talk, and follow me on AOTY @acidbb for my review of Hit Parade y’all.

[acidbb]

And I'm pretty sure Milf Funk is about succumbing to your partner's expectations in terms of appearance. Eureka (and Free Will) really grew on me a lot. I'm pretty sure it's too painful for Terfy to perform live.

[MusicIsMyMaster]

7 minutes ago, acidbb said:

well... im the poster lolll. i didnt delete it. reddit banned me becuz im trans.

 

original post

 

 

Raisin Murphy’s Hit Parade Is About Domestic Violence

 

I thought it was strange that the opener and closer of the album seem so much darker than the rest of the album, and the songs put together as an album didn’t really make much sense to me. Then it hit me…

 

“What Not To Do”: “Tell me what not to do,” Murphy repeats. She’s just left her ex. She wants her next person to control her, give her instructions so that she can obey and prevent the loss of this next love.

 

“CooCool”: This song is about Murphy underestimating the violence in her new relationship. She believes being hit is a positive sign of love. “I’ve lost it,” she says, implying that she’s lost love before and believes that “that ol’ magic’s back” and finds “joy” and “love” in this new abusive relationship. She’s a masochist and thinks the abuse is exciting. “Embrace your inner child / Go buck wild / It ain’t a liability” means that she’s “cool” with being with an immature and abusive person.

 

“The Universe”: The gay Karen vocals represent positive memories Murphy has with her partner, but overall, this song is about Murphy detaching herself from her family to be with her partner, most likely due to her family telling her to leave the abusive partner. She believes that her and her partner are meant to be together because “the universe” lets it happen.

 

“Hurtz So Bad”: Murphy’s partner abuses her again. “Did I ever disappoint you? / Did I disappoint you? / Did I get it wrong? / Did I get it wrong all along?” she questions repeatedly. She doesn’t want her partner to be upset, and them being upset makes her upset.

 

“The House”: Murphy is aware of the abuse, but she can’t live without her partner at this point. “All I need is you,” “I don’t want to be alone”… She’s dependent on her partner despite the abuse. And the outro, with Murphy saying “It’s lock me in / Darling?! / I can’t / I can’t get out / Where have you gone?”, symbolizes being trapped in an abusive environment and not being able to escape from the control and abuse of her abuser who clearly neglects her and her feelings/wellbeing.

 

“Fader”: “There’s no pain without the gains of feeling something true.” She believes being hit and abused is a physical sign of love. She likes the physicality of it. She thinks there’s a sense of realness in being hit. She likes the pain.

 

“Free Will”: This song is about not believing in free will, and it’s clear how this song contributes to the abuse narrative just from the verse alone.

 

“You Knew”: She knows her partner knows that they’re abusive. Here she’s actually feeling a bit rebellious, giving her partner “fair warning,” telling them to “take some sort of responsibility,” and calling them “extra” but also “innocent” since she knows they’re immature. “You knew exactly what motivates me,” she says. She knows the partner knows that Murphy likes violent physical touch, and they take advantage of that.

 

“Can’t Replicate”: “The things that you know about me / Nobody else knows about,” “nobody else sees it, no.” Murphy’s abuse and the extent of it have been kept a secret from everyone. Even though she’s starting to question the abuse, she still loves her partner, thinks they’re unique, and believes they’re meant to be together still.

 

“Two Ways”: “I’m not your girl and I don’t have the right / I’m not gonna fly into another rage.” Murphy is starting to actually realize that she can’t handle the abuse anymore and feels angry about it. “I don’t wanna kill you with the fright.” In a way Murphy knows that her partner depends on her as well, and even though they’ve hurt her, she doesn’t want the end of this relationship to depress them. And obviously the “secret” Murphy is talking about is the abuse.

 

“Eureka”: The reason the opener and closer sandwich eleven super breezy tracks is because the summery tracks represent Murphy’s delusion and fantasy, and the other two tracks represent reality. We’re back to reality here with Murphy acknowledging that she’s not okay at all. She needs to see a doctor. She needs help having her pain taken away. She wants to prevent any toxic love from happening again, and this is the first sign that she’s starting to overcome her desperation. This is why the ending of the album is somewhat positive even if “Eureka” musically leaves the album on a rather hauntingly sad note.

 

The album art: There’s a reason Murphy uses AI for the art for this era. It’s to promote this sense of irrationality that’s exhibited on most of these tracks. On the album cover, Murphy is an inflatable roly poly toy. On most of the songs here, she’s basically an object for her partner to hit. She has no free will. She has no control. She’s been filled with so much air, a symbol for unresolved issues and emotions from either her love life or other traumas, in herself. She’s a soft toy for her partner to hit, so they never get tired or painful from hitting her. Her smile is a sign that she’s mentally unstable or manic, and the black background being contrasted with her colorful surface signifies that she’s living in her own fantasy world on most of these tracks just like I previously mentioned, when in reality her situation is very bad.

 

The album title: The definition of a hit parade is a list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time. Why did Murphy name her album a title that seemingly has nothing to do with and reflects nothing about the songs on the album? That’s because this album is a RECORD of this journey of abuse that she’s been through and that’s significant to her. I kept mentioning her being hit by her partner because of the title: HIT Parade. During this relationship, she’s felt more confident and proud in her mind because she believes that she can’t lose love again if she lets her partner abuse her, but as one abusive event comes after another, she realizes that this needs to stop and this only adds to her long history of trauma. This album is about her initially internally glorifying, accepting, and then eventually struggling to come to terms with the abuse from her partner. She believed that the abuse is okay and even good, until the very end when she then realizes that she has to leave.

 

I’m a 20-year-old who’s experienced much trauma over the past decade, so this is my interpretation of the record. Let me know if you agree thank you for coming to my TED talk, and follow me on AOTY @acidbb for my review of Hit Parade y’all.

seriously this is great. I understood this alot when listening to Free Will, Hurtz So Bad, Cant replicate and Two Ways and Eureka, i just wasnt sure if the whole album was emoting the same feelings. 

[acidbb]

btw what is this youtube comment... roisin is a terf and a racist?... I-

 

Absolutely disgusted by the way you treated us and staff at Universal Studios. I wish I could get a refund for all the music and concerts I've attended over the years. It was heartbreaking to see how rude you are to people and fans. I hate to think you were at the park at our expense that day, after all, we had seen you live two nights before and I had bought this stupid record too. You treated us like **** for no reason at all. We didn't even approach or talk to you and totally respected your privacy. I could understand if we were asking for pictures or bothering you but we just raised our hands and made a heart. It was a loving gesture, we were being grateful to your music and your art but you seemed so disgusted and threatened. We were far from you and we didn't say a word! There was no need for you to react the way that you did. We were hoping to make you smile and feel appreciated but got nothing but absolute hate and disgust from you. Was it because I am brown? I'll never know. You bit the hands that feed you, girl. You are cancelled and off our playlists. It was very sad to see who you actually are in real life, treating staff at the park like they were all beneath you and the fans that fund you like scum. Never again! We are so disappointed in you. Your attitude was unnecessary. You wouldn't exist without the support of your fans. Please show a little respect to the ones you've got left.