![]() ![]() But he didn't write the tune of the same name until recently. It's at once a dark and lamenting album but also remarkably upbeat musically and hopeful lyrically. Financed through a crowd-sourcing GoFundMe campaign, the new tracks range from the swampy, growly title track to the serene, talking-blues ballad "What About Love" to the dancefloor-ready "A Shot of Love in a Time of Need," which was actually the title of Murphy's last album in 2009. Titled “Dirtball” - a reference to “our angry Earth,” not you know who, he said - the record offers an all-in-this-together theme over soulful horns and tight-boogying grooves. “Singing is actually my favorite thing to do, so I hope to come out on top of it,” said Murphy, who finished off this topical and semi-political new album with his band the Angel Headed Hipsters before his respite. He lost about half his range from having a tube jammed down his throat, he explained, but doctors don't believe the damage will be permanent. He had to learn to walk again, and now he’s undergoing therapy to get his voice back. 25th St., $8) - and for now listening is about all he can do to promote his new album.Īlso celebrating his 75th birthday this weekend, the West Bank music hero is coming off a monthlong stretch of hospital and care-facility stays, after he suffered a severe stomach flu and blood infection in September. ![]() Minneapolis blues and soul vet Willie Murphy is hosting a “listening party” Friday night at the Minneapolis Eagles Club #34 (7 p.m., 2527 E.
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