Hypoallergenic Hairless Cat Toys for Sensitive Pets - Perfect for Kittens & Allergy-Prone Cats at Home
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Her first album in 8 years, Hairless Toys is a career defining tour de force. Tipping it's hat to the dark disco of European house music, Casablanca Records and Grace Jones, while seamlessly taking in the freedom and organic spirit of jazz, country and gospel. The rich, expansive production - by Roisin's long time musical collaborator Eddie Stevens - is full of inventive loops and unlikely hooks, a grand magical spell exemplified by album opener Gone Fishing. A song inspired by the film Paris Is Burning, where originality, invention and celebration are escapes from the ugly realities of the world around us, a place where "The practice of realness, feels so surreal". As Roisin explains - "This song was written after I watched the documentary film Paris Is Burning, having read an article which referenced it in a discussion about House music's origins in black, gay culture. I was deeply moved by this film. "I had to run this far from home" - it's about the outcasts who could never fit into mainstream society and how they created a safe place in the drag 'Ball' scene of New York in the '80s. "Will we live on? The children of La Beija" refers to the 'house' of Pepper La Beija, who was one of the most notable figures on the scene, Pepper is also quoted in Malcolm McLaren's song on the same subject 'Deep In Vogue'. The culture was a flamboyant reaction to persecution and disillusionment, the imagination and bravery of these kids is simply awe-inspiring. I envisioned Gone Fishing almost as a song from a Broadway musical version of this story. The making of one's own world, a safer world and the creation of a new, better family in music or youth culture is a theme I touch upon elsewhere on my album Hairless Toys. "
Customer Reviews
Róisín Murphy casts a spell with this beautiful and lush album. The songs unfold slowly and gracefully over fantastic production with wonderful lyrics. Both acoustic and electronic sounds blend together beautifully throughout the eight tracks.Overpowered was a great album, but this is just a whole new level! I would definitely recommend listening on a good pair of headphones as well, since the songs have so much texture and wonderful little layers, with a nice pair of headphones you truly get immersed in this world she's created. I feel like each of these songs were made with so much love and care. To me, this her "Vespertine" record, more introverted and introspective, though there are definitely moments of excitement and fun like the epic "Evil Eyes".There are certain artists that when you listen to their albums for the first time it is a magical experience, and this was certainly the case for me with "Hairless Toys". A few times the songs were so unexpected, original and beautiful, that my jaw dropped. Very few artists have this affect on me. Kate Bush is one of the other few that can really bring me to this level of excitement when listening to a really well made album. My only criticism is that the album version of "Exploitation" goes on for far too long. There's a new intro that was missing on the radio version that's really great! Love the intro, but the outro drags the song out and doesn't add anything to it in my opinion. But that's a very small stumble on such a fantastic set of songs.I think this will definitely be my top album of 2015! Welcome back Róisín!
