Sequins 2

The opening track "Sow into You" uses a metaphor of rain and harvests to describe love and sex,Mulholland, Garry. [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1486856,00.html "'Sow into you' by Roisin Murphy"]. The Observer Music Monthly. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2007. atop a baroque pop brass arrangement.Raper, Dan. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/4408/roisin-murphy-ruby-blue/ "Roisin Murphy: Ruby Blue"]. PopMatters. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2007. The third track "Dear Diary" is a torch song mixing northern soul with disco musicOculicz, Edward. [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3157 "Róisín Murphy - Ruby Blue - Review"]. Stylus. Retrieved 22 March 2007. with the sounds of doorbells and telephones ringing.Phares, Heather. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r786200|pure_url=yes}} "Ruby Blue > Overview"]. Allmusic. Retrieved 23 March 2007. The extended play closes with "Leaving the City", which slowly builds up during the introduction and uses out of tune instrumentation and a repetitive chorus.Richardson, Mark. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20255-ruby-blue "Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218105853/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20255-ruby-blue |date=2008-12-18 }}. Pitchfork Media. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.

The cover of Sequins 2 was painted by Simon Henwood. Murphy met Henwood in a pub, and Henwood, who was known for his simplified paintings of teenagers, thought that she would be a good subject for a painting.Sullivan, Caroline. [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1492584,00.html "Her time is now"]. The Guardian. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.Pearson, Gemma. [http://www.fusedmagazine.com/Past_Issues/Issue_23/ROISIN_MURPHY.aspx "Roisin Murphy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101201722/http://www.fusedmagazine.com/Past_Issues/Issue_23/ROISIN_MURPHY.aspx |date=2008-11-01 }}. Fused, issue 23. Retrieved 7 October 2007. Henwood came to Murphy's house the next week and, while they were looking through her wardrobe, decided to have her dressed in sequins. Murphy positioned her body in abstract shapes for Henwood to paint. She developed a character, which Henwood described as a "disco electro pop diva with a 1940s look"."Sleeve Graphics". Design Week, volume 20, issue 30, page 14. July 28, 2005. His canvases were displayed at The Hospital in Victoria, London,[http://www.uk.chrysalismusic.co.uk/core/roster.cfm?scope=101426 "Roisin Murphy"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20090709172150/http://www.uk.chrysalismusic.co.uk/core/roster.cfm?scope=101426 |date=2009-07-09 }}. Chrysalis Music. 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2007. and Murphy purchased them "for [her] kids so they can see what [she] once looked like."

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All tracks written and composed by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.

1. "Sow into You" – 3:56
2. "Love in the Making" – 5:06
3. "Dear Diary" – 5:50
4. "Leaving the City" – 4:49

The following people contributed to Sequins 2:Sequins 2 (LP liner notes). Echo Records. 14 February 2005.

• Róisín Murphy – vocals, production
• Matthew Herbert – guitar, bass, keyboards, banjo, production
• Dave O'Higgins – saxophone
• Trevor Mires – trombone
• Pete Wraight – trumpet, flute
• Max De Wardener – bass
• Geoff Smith – dulcimer
• Simon Henwood – art direction
• Steffan Macmillan – design

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