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'', March 26, 2018. While centered around Murphy's songwriting and vocals, it features an ever-changing cast of supporting musicians."Paul Murphy Sheds a Light on Wintersleep's New Inheritors As He Takes Postdata Across Canada"
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'', March 12, 2010. Supporting collaborators have included Murphy's brother Michael Murphy,

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and Andy Monaghan of

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, Loel Campbell and Tim D'Eon of Wintersleep, and Simone Pace of

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History

The project's self-titled debut album was released on

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in 2010, and supported with a national tour across Canada. Later in the year, Murphy released three additional non-album tracks. Postdata's second album, ''Let's Be Wilderness'', was released in 2018 on

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. The album was nominated for a Nova Scotia Music Award, and appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in June. A video for the track "Evil" was filmed in New York City by director Derrick Belcham. That year the band performed at the

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festival. The band's third album, ''Twin Flames'', was released in March 2021. It was recorded in mid-2020 with co-producer Ali Chant, partly in

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, England, and partly during

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in Halifax. ''Run Wild'', the band's fourth album, was released in September 2023.Alex Hudson
"POSTDATA Goes "All-Out Stylistically" with New Album 'Run Wild'"
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'', June 14, 2023.

References

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