{"id":30671,"date":"2017-10-04T18:23:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T17:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=30671"},"modified":"2017-10-04T18:23:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T17:23:16","slug":"magnus-murphy-releases-new-single-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/10\/magnus-murphy-releases-new-single-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnus Murphy Releases New Single &#8216;Lightning&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/10\/magnus-murphy-releases-new-single-lightning\/single-publicity-shot-vevo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Single-Publicity-Shot-Vevo.jpg?fit=3547%2C3547&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3547,3547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Single Publicity Shot (Vevo)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Single-Publicity-Shot-Vevo.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30672\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Single-Publicity-Shot-Vevo.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Based in Brisbane, Australia songwriter, producer and model Magnus Murphy&#8217;s music is anthemic with a very distinctive delivery, which comes from his background in the theatre. His new single, &#8216;Lightning&#8217;, which was released on September 29, is an uplifting summer-tinged track with slick production values and instrumentation by Magnus himself.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Lightning&#8217; was also written by Magnus, who co-produced it with Shaun Pryor, best known for his work with Wafia, and Vancouver Sleep Clinic. With mastering by Tom Coyne (Justin Bieber, Adele, The Weeknd), &#8216;Lightning&#8217; is a truly authentic pop song, calling to mind Kygo, Taylor Swift, and even Coldplay.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video featurs Magnus and a white-clad female dancer, telling a tale of a two lovers, and the acceptance of letting go. The clip weaves in scenes of Magnus set against the Brisbane skyline, amid shots of strong emotional dance, delicate and soft movements, juxtaposed with sharp lines and jutting splits. The clip creates an empowering and honest track &#8211; a visual journey.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Lightning&#8217; will be launched on Friday 13 October at The Flying Cock, Brisbane.You can find details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/115667722444236\/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A5%2C%22page_id_source%22%3A1240936805997076%2C%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22page_id%5C%22%3A1240936805997076%2C%5C%22tour_id%5C%22%3Anull%7D%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. It&#8217;s available to download from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/lightning\/id1289409662?i=1289410272&amp;app=music&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6r7bFSHc72Attxy1Vvt9gW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>. Find Magnus Murphy online on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnusmurphy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/magnusmurphy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/magnusmurphy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/magnusmurphy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PCZ_4bPZ0bk\" width=\"980\" height=\"524\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based in Brisbane, Australia songwriter, producer and model Magnus Murphy&#8217;s music is anthemic with a very distinctive delivery, which comes from his background in the theatre. His new single, &#8216;Lightning&#8217;, which was released on September 29, is an uplifting summer-tinged track with slick production values and instrumentation by Magnus himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":30672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[73,1105,11616,11615,77,370,226,11617,1181],"class_list":["post-30671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-australia","tag-brisbane","tag-lightning","tag-magnus-murphy","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-pop","tag-shaun-pryor","tag-singer-songwriter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-7YH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36964,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/naked-congress-in-my-room\/","url_meta":{"origin":30671,"position":0},"title":"Naked Congress &#8211; &#8216;In My Room&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"14\/06\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Naked Congress started back in 1985, and although they had many offers from record companies, the desire to remain true to themselves meant they stayed independent. 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