The singer gave birth to her first child, Clodagh Henwood, a month ago and this new single, ‘Mommas Place’, marks a new chapter in the Irish electro-pop queen’s life. The song was the first written by Murphy whilst pregnant and, according to her, through the lyrics she’s telling her child “don’t think you can get one over on me, I’ve been there, I’ve done that: I’ve been as naughty as you can be.” Naughty eh!? I’d well believe it.

The song is Catchy with a capital C so motherhood certainly becomes her. It’s available to purchase in the UK on January 18th and in the US on January 19th. The album artwork certainly catches the eye and raises the eyebrow as it features a very pregnant Murphy who has clearly abducted Lady Gaga’s stylist.

Murphy has had various problems with record label EMI and is planning to record a range of tracks and send them out into the ether without the hullabaloo, and no doubt the pressure, that comes with big label promotion. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly she confirmed her plans saying:“…I haven’t recorded a new album as such. I’ve recorded a lot of songs, but I haven’t planned beyond just putting the songs out there and letting them have their own life, and see how the music lives on its own, without videos, without a big promotion. It’s more just about getting songs out there and letting them have their own life.”

Last week rough cuts of ‘Mommas Place’ appeared online. Writing on her MySpace page, Murphy wrote: “I hear there has been a leak of Momma’s Place. Oh dear, I am all for the freedom of the internet, it’d just that the quality control is sometimes a little amiss… and I’m funny about stuff like that. The rip that is available is not up to scratch. So, please wait for the real thing, it’ll sound way better! Coming soon…”

You can check out ‘Mommas Place’ here and below is a video of Roisin and her little pooch (a dog…not the baby) talking about the song.

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