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Albumism’s 100 Best Albums of 2020 | #1: Róisín Murphy's ‘Róisín Machine’

December 8, 2020 Albumism Staff
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***ALBUM OF THE YEAR***
#1 | Róisín Murphy
| Róisín Machine
Skint/BMG | Official Store

According to Quentin Harrison: “Upon the record’s conclusion, one is left with the sensation that they’ve just gone through Murphy’s watershed moment. The songstress has only ever answered to her own muse; that she has tendered such a set that is equally entertaining and challenging demonstrates that a balance between accessibility and artistry is achievable. In short, Murphy hasn’t only just made her own “happy ending” as she sang, she has also managed to create a body of work that will bring her undoubtedly remarkable story in song to broader attention—Róisín Machine is an unequivocal triumph.”

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