Album Review: Roisin Murphy - Take Her Up To Monto

Much like Neneh Cherry's recent comeback album, Take Her Up To Monto has Roisin Murphy toying with a rather adult take on contemporary pop that, while a little rough around the edges, relies less on hooks that hang off traditional verse and chorus.

This somewhat angular album contemplates modern life in the big city through acute lyrical observation. Murphy's synths deliver sophisticated disco vibes, a light bossa and experimental jazz-inflected cabaret, and across all the genre shifts Murphy manages to be her delightfully quirky self.