Róisín Murphy

Womadelaide 2025: Róisín Murphy, Khruangbin and others lead a blissful, sweltering weekend
Despite the heat, this year’s festival was full of magical moments and big sounds, with musicians making fascinating genre connections
Jane Howard
11, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM

Jack White to headline Victorian gig series – by playing at venue that birthed his biggest hit
The White Stripes frontman will return to the Corner hotel, joining St Vincent, the Offspring and Róisín Murphy for Always Live 2024, a 17-day statewide event
Dee Jefferson
14, Aug, 2024 @12:21 AM

Róisín Murphy: ‘I think our culture is too hedonistic’
The singer, 51, on making memories, disliking therapy, and a terrifying meeting with Grace Jones
James McMahon
06, Jul, 2024 @1:00 PM

Róisín Murphy: Hit Parade review – a masterful album with an ugly stain
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
Laura Snapes
07, Sep, 2023 @4:04 PM

Róisín Murphy apologises after puberty blocker comments: ‘My concern was out of love’
Singer had described the treatment for trans children as ‘absolutely desolate’, but now says ‘fixed views are not helpful’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
29, Aug, 2023 @3:34 PM

Horror metal, J Hus and new Dolly: all of autumn 2023’s best music
Rock, rap and pop royalty are set for a strong season, with returns for the Chemical Brothers and Kylie. Tropicália pioneer Gilberto Gil celebrates a stellar career and Thomas Adès takes the reins at the Hallé
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Ammar Kalia and Andrew Clements
21, Aug, 2023 @7:00 AM

‘She trembled with the truths she had to tell’: Sinéad O’Connor by friends, fans and collaborators
Neil Jordan, Róisín Murphy, MC Lyte, Anne Enright and more share their memories of a uniquely talented, uncompromising artist, mother and ‘Celtic warrior’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Sian Cain and Laura Snapes
27, Jul, 2023 @3:47 PM

Song of the summer 2023: writers pick their tracks of the season
From Kylie Minogue to Jorja Smith, Guardian writers have picked the song they will be playing on repeat for the summer
Adrian Horton, Owen Myers, Jim Farber, Kate Hutchinson, Benjamin Lee, Alaina Demopoulos, Michael Cragg, Bryan Armen Graham, Laura Snapes, Rob LeDonne and Ben Beaumont-Thomas
13, Jul, 2023 @3:30 PM

Do you remember the first time? Jonathan Coe, Róisín Murphy and more on their artistic debuts
What drew Howardena Pindell to painting circles? Is the album Sleaford Mods pressed just 50 copies of any good? And which TV spoof sent Kiell Smith-Bynoe viral? Writers, musicians, artists and actors recall their earliest works – warts and all
17, Jun, 2023 @10:55 AM

Róisín Murphy: ‘I commit to the point where it could be dangerous’
After 30 years of pop that refuses the easy path, the ex-Moloko singer has made the best album of her career. She discusses confronting audiences, timid record execs – and her own mortality
Alexis Petridis
12, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

‘It was a gateway for people to get into electronic music’: 30 years of Warp Records’ Artificial Intelligence
Taking cues from Detroit techno and showcasing Autechre and Aphex Twin, the famed compilation found hedonism in the wind-down. As it is reissued, famous fans from then and now explain why they love it
Joe Muggs
14, Dec, 2022 @5:13 PM

Sunday with Róisín Murphy: ‘My fella is Italian, so we eat quite posh’
The singer tells Rich Pelley about blissful days in Ibiza, singing and dancing while going for walks
Rich Pelley
29, May, 2022 @5:45 AM
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