{"product_id":"smidley-murphy-horse","title":"Smidley - Murphy Horse","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eIn the past ten years, \u003cstrong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"74\"\u003eConor Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e the person and \u003cstrong data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"101\"\u003eSmidley\u003c\/strong\u003e the band have come to exist beyond the mere creative overflow left unexplored in his work with \u003cstrong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"207\"\u003eFoxing\u003c\/strong\u003e. Through his own growth in and out of Smidley, though, art and life itself have entered into an ongoing cycle of redefinition. This redefinition isn’t a destination, but a new pathway paved by Murphy’s gratitude for and security in the artist, husband and man that he’s become. Smidley’s third album, \u003cem data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"523\"\u003eMurphy Horse\u003c\/em\u003e, soundtracks this journey.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"974\"\u003eThough doubt remains a recurring obstacle for Murphy, each Smidley song brings him back home to love. The doubt present in the dramatic, sparsely percussive opener \u003cem data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"733\"\u003e“Corpse Flower”\u003c\/em\u003e, melts away by the first hook of the quirky-yet-danceable \u003cem data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"804\"\u003e“Capstone”\u003c\/em\u003e, just before a breathy feature from Grammy Award-winning artist \u003cstrong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"883\"\u003eLucy Dacus\u003c\/strong\u003e culminates in the duo proclaiming, “All this loving you has been the capstone of my life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1484\"\u003eMurphy chides himself for being too career-driven and fantasizing about freedom from such earthly woes over a bittersweet melody on the album’s title track, his spiral repeatedly interrupted by his wife yelling “Hey!” throughout the song. The explosive and vibrant \u003cem data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003e“Love In Every Direction,”\u003c\/em\u003e sees Murphy lamenting this single-mindedness in the face of all he truly has over an effortlessly danceable indie pop composition that feels destined to create a series of massively emotional festival performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1966\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAll over \u003cem data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003eMurphy Horse\u003c\/em\u003e are recurring performances tinged with shoegaze, tropicalia and 80’s rock influence that see Smidley extending beyond his earlier closely-sung, indie folk style. Murphy leans much more into Smidley as an ensemble. Though not a debut by any means, to Murphy, \u003cem data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003eMurphy Horse\u003c\/em\u003e certainly feels like one. The confusion and doubt are no longer debilitating because Murphy has the support he spent his whole life seeking. Everything and everyone can be repurposed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Mountain Records","offers":[{"title":"Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl LP","offer_id":58400209305945,"sku":"SDZ-47829","price":37.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Opaque Lemon Vinyl","offer_id":58400209338713,"sku":"SDZ-47830","price":37.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58400209371481,"sku":"SDZ-47831","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/369_20260625_1402_130542_048_v_0634457262782_003.jpg?v=1782396176","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/smidley-murphy-horse","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}