One of the things we love most about Róisín Murphy is that she never, ever gives you what you want.  After having arguably the most commercially successful album of her career, you might think that Róisín would follow it up with more Nu-Disco aimed at the harder end of the spectrum, but mother has other plans and we are ready to be educated.

Róisín has just announced that Hit Parade, her forthcoming album, out 8th September will be produced in collaboration with minimal tech house producer, DJ Koze. We can already begin to get the summery trip-hop vibe from its two lead singles, ‘CooCool’ and the just-dropped, ‘The Universe.’

“This record is a collaboration with DJ Koze. I always have to approach a new collaboration with openness and a willingness to learn and never more so than with this. The studio in this case was imaginary, in the airspace between Hamburg and London. That meant we were both in a personal, private place when working on the songs. For me that brought out a more intimate approach to the songwriting, I told this album my secrets. For Koze it meant total freedom and absolute focus without the distraction of my presence. He took a deep dive into himself and I believe that’s why the music is so vibrant and alive. It is just exploding with colour! It’s a joyful record, I’ve never been happier,’ says Róisín.

Hit Parade is out 8th September via Ninja Tune.
Catch Róisín play European festival dates this summer.