I started this album not very happy with the way it sounded. Everything felt one-dimensional and bland when it came to this art pop and house fusion. However, as I have listened to it more and more the growing appeal of this record becomes apparent. ?Hit Parade? is the most focused record Róisín Murphy has ever come out with in the longstanding disco career. Long gone are those disco-infused influences and incomes of various shades of deep house. Whether it comes from natural instrumentation like on ?CooCool? or on the more outsider house-leaning tracks like ?You Knew? you are given a wide array of house styles. DJ Koze really adds his unique sense of influence to these tracks, which helps lend a dense amount of layering to Róisín Murphy's vocals. Still the end of this album sort of fizzles into what I call overall bland house music, which diverts the listening experience for sure. Overall, though ?Hit Parade? is as it is advertised, filled with house hits for all those who love deep house.
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