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Sequins 2
Sequins 2
EP by Róisín Murphy
Released	14 February 2005
Studio	The Dairy (London)
Genre	Pop, alternative dance, avant-pop, electronica, nu jazz, glitch
Label	Echo (ECSY #161)
Producer	Matthew Herbert, Róisín Murphy
Róisín Murphy chronology

Sequins 2 is a limited edition extended play by Irish singer Róisín Murphy. It was released by Echo Records on 12-inch vinyl in February 2005.^[1]

Songs

The opening track "Sow into You" uses a metaphor of rain and harvests to describe love and sex,^[2] atop a baroque pop brass arrangement.^[3] The third track "Dear Diary" is a torch song mixing northern soul with disco music^[4] with the sounds of doorbells and telephones ringing.^[5] The extended play closes with "Leaving the City", which slowly builds up during the introduction^[3] and uses out of tune instrumentation and a repetitive chorus.^[6]

Cover artwork

The cover of Sequins 2 was painted by Simon Henwood. Murphy met Henwood in a pub, and Henwood, who was known for his simplified paintings of teenagers, thought that she would be a good subject for a painting.^[7]^[8] Henwood came to Murphy's house the next week and, while they were looking through her wardrobe, decided to have her dressed in sequins.^[7] Murphy positioned her body in abstract shapes for Henwood to paint.^[8] She developed a character, which Henwood described as a "disco electro pop diva with a 1940s look".^[9] His canvases were displayed at The Hospital in Victoria, London,^[10] and Murphy purchased them "for [her] kids so they can see what [she] once looked like."^[8]

"Sow into You" (2005)

A brassy baroque pop song using a metaphor of rain and harvesting.

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Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.

"Sow into You" – 3:56
"Love in the Making" – 5:06
"Dear Diary" – 5:50
"Leaving the City" – 4:49

Personnel

The following people contributed to Sequins 2:^[11]

Róisín Murphy – vocals, production
Matthew Herbert – guitar, bass, keyboards, banjo, production
Dave O'Higgins – saxophone
Trevor Mires – trombone
Pete Wraight – trumpet, flute
Max De Wardener – bass
Geoff Smith – dulcimer
Simon Henwood – art direction
Steffan Macmillan – design

References

^ "Biography". AskMen.com. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
^ Mulholland, Garry. "'Sow into you' by Roisin Murphy". The Observer Music Monthly. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b Raper, Dan. "Roisin Murphy: Ruby Blue". PopMatters. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
^ Oculicz, Edward. "Róisín Murphy - Ruby Blue - Review". Stylus. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
^ Phares, Heather. "Ruby Blue > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
^ Richardson, Mark. "Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue" Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Pitchfork Media. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b Sullivan, Caroline. "Her time is now". The Guardian. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pearson, Gemma. "Roisin Murphy" Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Fused, issue 23. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
^ "Sleeve Graphics". Design Week, volume 20, issue 30, page 14. July 28, 2005.
^ "Roisin Murphy" Archived 2009-07-09 at archive.today. Chrysalis Music. 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
^ Sequins 2 (LP liner notes). Echo Records. 14 February 2005.