Father Murphy, an Italian avant-garde rock band, was formed in 2001 by Federico Zanatta (Freddie Murphy), Chiara Lee, and Vittorio Demarin. Their debut release, Father Murphy, came out on Madcap Collective in 2003. The band's second album, Six Musicians Getting Unknown, followed in 2005. In 2008, Father Murphy released "...And He Told Us To Turn To The Sun" and the EP No Room For The Weak. The latter half of the 2010s saw significant collaborations with artists like Xiu Xiu and Jarboe, as well as notable performances such as Paper Circus with Luca Dipierro. In 2015, they released a trilogy comprising Calvary, Croce, and Lamentations. The band's seventh studio album, Rising. A Requiem for Father Murphy., was released in 2018.
