Moloko was a trip-hop / electropop band from Sheffield, UK, founded by Mark… Read Full Bio ↴Moloko was a trip-hop / electropop band from Sheffield, UK, founded by Mark Brydon (b. Sunderland, UK) and Róisín Murphy (b. Arklow, Ireland), in 1995. It debuted with the Moloko EP (May 1995, Echo) and later with Do You Like My Tight Sweater? (Sept 1995, Echo). Their latest and final studio album is Statues, released in 2003.

They met at a Sheffield party, when Murphy had no prior professional singing experience. Meanwhile, Brydon had a thirteen-year musical résumé, first with Chakk / Hula pioneering EBM (then, aka big beat). Subsequently, within dance music, he formed and produced various pop and house acts, e.g. producing Krush's hit "House Arrest" (1987, FON) and his 1993 Cloud Nine project. Murphy approached Brydon with the chat-up line "Do you like my tight sweater? See how it fits my body!", hence their debut album's title. Respectively, 'Moloko' originates from the Nadsat slang word for "milk" (from the Russian, молоко), in Anthony Burgess' novel "A Clockwork Orange".

Recorded while the pair were dating, Do You Like My Tight Sweater? gained notice on underground dance and trip-hop scenes, then more so with I Am Not a Doctor (Jul 1998, Echo). The latter yielded "Sing It Back", which broke Moloko into the mainstream. Remixed by house producer Boris Dlugosch, "Sing It Back (Boris Musical Mix)", was a massive Ibiza hit and entered the top-five of 1999 weekly UK singles charts, helped by a psychedelic video featuring Murphy in a very short metallic flapper dress and cap. "Sing It Back" was eventually featured on more than 110 music compilations. Dlugosch's remix also appears on faux radio station Rise FM in the action-adventure game "GTA: Liberty City Stories" (2005, Rockstar Games).

In 2000 Moloko started touring as a full band along with percussionist Paul Slowly, keyboardist Eddie Stevens, and guitarist Dave Cook.

The band also had chart success with "The Time Is Now", the first single from their third album, Things to Make and Do. This album had relied less on the leftfield beats of the previous albums, and featured more organic instrumentation.

Murphy and Brydon ended their relationship in 2001. After their breakup they recorded and released their fourth and final studio album, Statues, in 2003. Statues continued a segue into more traditional instrumentation, along with electronica elements from their earlier releases. The album majorly incorporated the theme of the couple's split: all of the songs deal with a troubled and/or ending romance.

In 2004 Moloko released a live DVD, 11,000 Clicks, recorded on stage at the Brixton Academy. It contained many of their well known songs including "Indigo", "Sing It Back", and "The Time Is Now".

After concluding the tour supporting Statues, Moloko mutually parted ways, with Róisín Murphy launching a solo career.

A "best of" album, Catalogue, was released in 2006. Murphy and Brydon, along with long-time Moloko guitarist Dave Cook, played a select number of acoustic radio performances to promote the album.

Since 2006 they have been on an indefinite hiatus.

Familiar Feeling
Moloko Lyrics

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Nothing can come close
Nothing can come close
Nothing can come close

I never doubted it
What's for you will not pass you by
I never questioned it
It was decided before I asked why

It's all there ever was
And it's all there ever will be
How could you have questioned us?
It's yourself you deceive

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without

Hush now
No need to say the words
At first sight you perfectly heard
Love in all its entirety
Is no less than we deserve

I saw, your face
Some place
I felt this feeling before
Is it deja vu?
Do I somehow know you?

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close
To this familiar feeling
We say it all without
Ever speaking

Nothing can come close

Nothing can come close

Nothing can come close

To this familiar feeling
Nothing can come close

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Moloko's song "Familiar Feeling" suggest a deep connection between two people that goes beyond words. The repetition of "nothing can come close" emphasizes the uniqueness and strength of this feeling, which is said to be "familiar" as if it has been experienced before. The singer expresses a sense of trust and acceptance that what is meant to be will happen, without needing to question it. The lines "It was decided before I asked why" and "What's for you will not pass you by" suggest a belief in fate, or at least that there is an underlying order to the universe.

The chorus repeats the phrase "We say it all without ever speaking," which suggests that this connection between the two people is non-verbal but still incredibly powerful. The use of "hush now" and "no need to say the words" in the bridge emphasizes the idea that sometimes words are unnecessary when there is such a strong connection between two people. The imagery of "love in all its entirety" being deserved by both people emphasizes that this connection is mutual and fulfilling to both parties.

Overall, the lyrics to "Familiar Feeling" are evocative of a deep, intuitive connection between two people that goes beyond what can be put into words.

Line by Line Meaning

Nothing can come close
This feeling is indescribable and one of a kind.

I never doubted it
I always believed that this feeling was meant to be.

What's for you will not pass you by
This feeling is fate, and it was meant to happen.

I never questioned it
I never had any doubts about this feeling.

It was decided before I asked why
This feeling was predetermined, and it was meant to happen without explanation.

It's all there ever was
This feeling is all-encompassing and has always existed.

And it's all there ever will be
This feeling will always remain strong and unchanging.

How could you have questioned us?
How could you have ever doubted the power of this feeling?

It's yourself you deceive
The only thing holding you back from experiencing this feeling is your own self-doubt.

To this familiar feeling
This feeling is something we have experienced before and know well.

We say it all without
We don't need words to express this feeling.

Ever speaking
This feeling is expressed through our actions and emotions.

Hush now
Be quiet and listen carefully to what I'm about to say.

No need to say the words
We don't need to verbalize this feeling because it's already understood.

At first sight you perfectly heard
You understood this feeling the first time you experienced it.

Love in all its entirety
This feeling is love in its purest form.

Is no less than we deserve
We deserve to experience this feeling because it's pure and true.

I saw, your face
I recognized you from somewhere, even though we just met.

Some place
Somewhere in my subconscious mind.

I felt this feeling before
I have experienced this feeling in the past.

Is it deja vu?
Is this feeling deja vu or something more?

Do I somehow know you?
Do I have a deeper connection with you, even though we just met?