Career
His self-published
EP,
Four Songs
, was released in 2003, becoming the all time No. 1 selling record in
CD Baby history.
[1] Murdoch's first album,
Time Without Consequence
, was released on June 6, 2006. This album peaked at #25 on the
Billboard Heatseekers chart.
[2]
One of the most popular songs from his debut,"Orange Sky," has been used in a number of television and movie productions, including
The OC
,
House
,
Prison Break
,
Ugly Betty
,
Dirty Sexy Money
,
Ladder 49
, "
The Russell Girl", and a
trailer for the Academy Award Nominated film
Paradise Now
. The same song was also featured in the movie
Garden State
, although it did not appear on the official soundtrack. More recently, the song was featured on the Season 1 episode "The Chiavennasca" of
Dirty Sexy Money
. The song has also been used in the promotional commercials for the NBC drama Southland. Another song of the album, "All My Days", was featured in a Season 4 episode of
The OC
, in Season 4 of
Grey's Anatomy
, in Season 6 of
Without a Trace
, and recently in season 1 trailer of
Southland
.The song "Home" was featured on a Season 2 episode of
Prison Break
.
His song "Through the Dark" can be heard during the end credits of
Gone Baby Gone
and in season 5 episode 8 of
House
"
Emancipation ". Another of his songs, "Blue Mind" is featured in the 2008
Rock Climbing/Adventure film, The Sharp End.
His song "All My Days" can be heard in the new trailer for
Away We Go
, the new Sam Mendes movie starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. Murdoch is credited with doing the music for the film, which opened in June 2009.
In the Spring of 2009, Murdoch, who is reclusive to say the least and lives in a remote part of western Scotland, embarked on a rare U.S. headlining tour, during which he has been distributing a limited edition version of a new album entitled "Towards the Sun" that should become available later in the year
[3].
Discography
- Four Songs
, 2002 (EP)
- Time Without Consequence
, 2006
- Towards the Sun
, 2009 (Limited Edition/Not yet officially released)
References
- CD Baby: Top Sellers Ever
- Billboard, Allmusic
- Carry You Away: Concert Review Blog