Father Murphy
Father Murphy is the sound of the Catholic sense of Guilt. A downward spiral aiming at the bottom of the hollow, and then digging even deeper. Father Murphy, with five albums and a plethora of EPs and limited releases, over the years became one of the most mysterious and enigmatic musical entities coming out of Italy, part of that community christened “Italian Occult Psychedelia” by Simon Reynolds. They are well known for their intense live shows, something between a rite and an artistic performance. Having furiously performed all over Europe, toured North America with Deerhoof, Dirty Beaches, Iceage and Xiu Xiu, received praise from the Archdruid Julian Cope, Michael Gira, and Geoff Barrow (among others), the group just finished their latest effort, “Trilogy of the Cross”, consisting of albums Calvary (out January 2015 on the British label Blue Tapes), Croce (March 2015 on the American label The Flenser), and Lamentations (released in November 2015 by the Italian label Backwards).
