PETER MURPHY Offers Melodramatic Goth Disco Anthems On New Solo LP ‘SILVER SHADE’
10 May 2025
Bauhaus‘ dark-Goth-wave icon PETER MURPHY (now 67) made a surprising return
last November with a goosebumps power pop ballad duet with Boy George, named
Let The Flowers Grow.
Now he’s back solo, with his 10th solo LP Silver Shade. It’s produced by renowned producer Youth (Pink Floyd, The Verve, Crowded House, member of Killing Joke, The Orb,
The Firemen w/Paul McCartney).
SPIN Magazine: “Artists age differently, it comes through in their work. Some turn contemplative, some opt for acceptance, some even refuse to admit they’re getting older (looking at you, Rolling Stones). On Silver Shade, famed Bauhaus vocalist and post-punk
pioneer Peter Murphy reveals how he chooses to face his golden years: with an album of
grand, baroque defiance you can dance to.
As with time itself, the album never stops moving, relentlessly propelling listeners forward
even when they might want a break. It’s Murphy’s cry for raging back against the dying of
the light. ‘Silver Shade’ is what we can all hope to be at 67: imperfect, maybe expected, but
also loud, lively, and unapologetically ourselves. By embracing an outlook only earned by
age, Peter Murphy is still finding new shades four decades into his illustrious career.”
Live photo by Chad Kelco
TUTV: Murphy solo is as relevant as Bauhaus was. He’s still as rhapsodic, motivated and
ambitious as he ever was. Silver Shade is stuffed with big, bombastic and melodramatic tunes to draw goth fans to gloomy discos with. Banger after banger, stompers after stomper. Gloriously orchestrated, anthemically constructed. His phenomenal vocal performance lifts this remarkable record to an astonishing level. Class!
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