Photo Credit: Cam Murdoch

Virginia recording artist Cam Murdoch is gearing up to give his followers plenty of new music this year and he’s kicking things off with a new single entitled “Natural.” The record is breezy and electrifying all while dispensing a catchy feel-good hook. It stands as a celebratory anthem for being comfortable in your skin and confident in what you effortlessly bring to the table.

“Natural” is the first release from Cam Murdoch’s forthcoming concept album titled Paisley and was produced by Cam himself. The new project is set to drop sometime in the spring so keep it locked with RESPECT. for more music from the artist. Go ahead and stream “Natural” below and on all other streaming platforms here.

https://soundcloud.com/cammurdochjams/natural/s-FhMRT

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Photo Credit: Cam Murdoch

Cam Murdoch and Dawit N.M. are known to push the creative envelope to craft a brilliant visual for a stellar record. Back in January, Cam Murdoch dropped the cinematic music video for “IWDWS.” Now, the VA artist has unleashed the visual for his I Love Me Too EP standout track, “Revival.”

Throughout the four-minute Dawit N.M. directed video, the lead character in the film escapes her abusive lover and walks off into a night of dancing under mesmerizing lights in company with a few of her friends. Although she is feeling free from him as the lights and music surround, thoughts of him continue to haunt her. The night then ends tragically when those thoughts end by death.

Cam and Dawit share the concept and message of the video below.

“I wanted to express the feeling that life is incomplete without death and that we are looking to feel whole in life but may not get there in one life time. I tried to exemplify that my death could be a cause for mourning for the things I’ve left behind but also a cause for celebrating that I am freed from this prison of living. The duality of life and death.” – Cam Murdoch

“My main motive for making this film was to spread awareness of domestic abuse. I wanted to show the drastic consequences and how common it is to be in an abusive relationship. With the use of two different styles of film aesthetic, colorful and black & white, I wanted to show how dull life is when one is in a relationship and how colorful and full of life it could be once one gets out of one. Unfortunately, for the girl in the film, she got out of it the worst possible way, by death.” – Dawit N.M.

Check out the music video for “Revival” below.

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Cam Murdoch crafts surrealistic anthems of self-realization and love; taking the golden age of jazz-infused hip hop into the future with buttery beats and astute, contemporary perspective.

Murdoch’s melodious roots spring from his past as a cellist and guitarist and his musicality suites him well as an emcee / producer. After releasing an array of mixtapes and albums under varying pseudonyms which were heavily influenced by early output from Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino or Frank Ocean, Murdoch finally arrived in his current form; finding his voice in the world’s ever evolving playlist as a sage-like seeker of truth.

Reflecting on his dignified return to his zen roots, Murdoch states “I started out doing some of the same things that I had in the past but none of them were working. I was used to drawing from my sadness, creating as a coping mechanism.” The MC then made a deliberate choice to fulfill his purpose as a positive voice in the wilderness and began to break down his rhyme schemes into more digestible forms. “I think that it’s a common misconception that popular music is mindless” Cameron notes. “I think that it requires a special talent to bring substance into such an undemanding art form.”

‘IWDWS (I Wannna Dance With Somebody)” is the second track on Cam Murdoch’s recent EP ‘I Love Me Too‘ and features co-production from fellow Norfolk, VA based producer Marq Beezy. Cam enlists the talents of Dawit N.M. and Bradford Wainwright for a cinematic visual accompaniment to his heartfelt ode to young love. 

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