Maverick Irish act Cursed Murphy Versus the Resistance have released their fourth single, Climb, and they say it's the closest thing to an orthodox rock song they’ve ever recorded.
The single, which features a cover painting from band member Tamara Gangnus, was written on a caffeine buzz on a summer's day at co-producer Johnny Fox's studio on Rosslare Strand, according to frontman Pete Murphy.
"I came into the studio with a handful of words and a crude rhythm idea," he says. "Then guitarist Dan Comerford arrived and started spraying all over it like a tomcat. Six hours later we left with something that sounded like bits of My Bloody Valentine or Nine Inch Nails."
He added, "The video for the track was shot using phone footage taken by all six members during lockdown, edited by Dan into a full on triple screen image overload, alongside phone capture of Hillis's live-in-the-studio performance, filmed on the day of recording."
Cursed Murphy is the musical incarnation of Wexford writer and spoken-word performer Murphy, author of the novels John the Revelator and Shall We Gather at the River, and presenter of Cursed Murphy’s Podcast.
The band have previously released the singles Foxhole Prayer, The Bells of Hell, and This Cursed Earth. Their debut album will be out at the end of the year, with live dates planned as soon as Covid-19 reatricrions are lifted.
