Peter Murphy album ‘Silver Shade’ out now
Peter Murphy announces new album 'Silver Shade' for May 2025 via Metropolis Records
Post-punk pioneer Peter Murphy has a new solo album out today, titled “Silver Shade” via Metropolis Records. The release follows his February single “Swoon” and a November 2024 collaboration with Boy George.
Produced by Youth – known for his work with Pink Floyd, The Verve, and Crowded House, as well as his own projects Killing Joke and The Orb – the new full-length includes ten new songs and features “Let The Flowers Grow” as a bonus track on CD and double LP formats.
“Swoon”, released on Valentine’s Day, was described in the official press statement as a “superlative slice of synth-punk/funk” that highlights Murphy’s “sonorous” vocal style. The single was recorded at Youth’s studio in Spain and represents the first collaboration between the two since Murphy’s 2014 album “Lion”.
Murphy commented, “This new album is as powerful as any of my work to date.”
“Silver Shade” will be the singer’s tenth solo studio album.
About Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy is a UK-born vocalist and songwriter best known as the frontman of gothic rock originators Bauhaus, formed in 1978 in Northampton, England.
His solo career began in 1986 with the release of “Should the World Fail to Fall Apart” and has since produced tracks including “Cuts You Up”, “All Night Long”, “Indigo Eyes”, and “I’ll Fall With Your Knife”.
Prior to his solo career, Murphy gained prominence with Bauhaus. The band’s 1979 debut single, “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, is widely considered a seminal release in the development of gothic rock. Bauhaus released four studio albums – “In the Flat Field” (1980), “Mask” (1981), “The Sky’s Gone Out” (1982), and “Burning from the Inside” (1983) – before initially disbanding later that year. Their catalog includes cult tracks such as “Dark Entries”, “Lagartija Nick”, and a cover of David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust”.
Following the group’s breakup, Murphy launched a solo career that explored post-punk, gothic rock, and alternative pop. His discography includes “Should the World Fail to Fall Apart” (1986), “Love Hysteria” (1988), “Deep” (1989), “Holy Smoke” (1992), “Cascade” (1995), “Dust” (2002), “Unshattered” (2004), “Ninth” (2011), and “Lion” (2014).
In addition to his musical work, Murphy was announced in 2015 to co-star with Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy in the horror feature “BlackGloveKiller”, directed by Fangoria editor Chris Alexander. The project, however, was never officially released, making it one of Murphy’s few but unrealized appearances in film.
Out now is “Silver Shade”, his return to studio work after more than a decade.
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