Peter Murphy releases ‘Swoon (Magic Wands Remix)’ on Metropolis Records
Post-punk icon Peter Murphy releases “Swoon (Magic Wands Remix)” via Metropolis Records — a dream-pop reworking of the lead single from 2025’s “Silver Shade.”
Peter Murphy (Photo by Chad Kelco)
Post-punk icon Peter Murphy has released “Swoon (Magic Wands Remix)” as a single via Metropolis Records. The track is a reworking of “Swoon,” the lead single from Murphy’s 2025 album “Silver Shade”.
The original “Swoon” was issued in February 2025, featuring Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails on backing vocals and album producer Youth on bass. The new remix comes from the U.S. dream-pop duo Magic Wands (Dexy and Chris Valentine).
“Our take on the song was about chasing a very specific feeling, like a kind of natural high,” the duo explain. “The goal was to build on the emotion in Peter’s vocal and surround it with a fast-moving, euphoric wash of guitars and synths, capturing the rush of a true swoon.”
About Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy is an English singer born in Northampton in 1957. He co-founded Bauhaus in 1978, and the band’s debut single, the nine-minute “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” was released in 1979. Bauhaus recorded four studio albums before splitting in 1983, and the band has reformed several times since. Side-Line has reported on the group’s activity, including a 2018 world tour announcement alongside David J and the cancellation of a 2022 North American run.
Peter Murphy’s solo career began in 1986 with “Should The World Fail To Fall Apart” (Beggars Banquet) and continued through “Love Hysteria” (1988), “Deep” (1989) — which included the U.S. single “Cuts You Up” — “Holy Smoke” (1992) and “Cascade” (1995). His later records reflected his interest in Sufism and his adopted home of Turkey, and the catalogue extends to “Lion” (2014), produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth. After a heart attack in 2019, which Side-Line reported as he announced his first live date back with Bauhaus, Murphy returned to recording.
His studio album “Silver Shade,” billed as his tenth solo full-length and reuniting him with producer Youth, was released by Metropolis Records on May 9, 2025, as Side-Line reported at the time. The record features contributions from Trent Reznor, Tool’s Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor, and Boy George, who duets on the closing track “Let The Flowers Grow.” That song was later issued in remixes by Juno Reactor and Delerium. The album was preceded by the singles “Swoon” and “The Artroom Wonder.”
Metropolis Records now issues “Swoon (Magic Wands Remix),” a reworking of the “Silver Shade” track, released on May 29, 2026.
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