Silver Shade
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| Released | 9 May 2025 | |||
| Length | 57:22 | |||
| Label | Metropolis | |||
| Producer | Youth | |||
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Silver Shade is the eleventh studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 9 May 2025, by Metropolis Records.[1] It is his first studio album in eleven years following the release of Lion in 2014.
Consisting of twelve songs, including collaborations with Trent Reznor, Boy George, Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor, the album features a total runtime of approximately fifty-seven minutes with each song averaging between three and seven minutes. It was produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth.[2] The album's lead single, "The Artroom Wonder", was released on 24 March 2025.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Mojo |   [1] |
| Spill |  [4] |
| Under the Radar | [5] |
Victoria Segal of Mojo Magazine rated the album three stars and noted it as "delivered with an enduring conviction and (off-message, perhaps) vitality."[1] Spill Magazine assigned it a rating of four and a half out of five, describing it as "a brilliant album and a welcomed return from a friend who has been very missed."[4] Under the Radar gave Silver Shade a rating of six out of ten, referring to it as "a noble effort and a pleasant enough listen, but one that is weighed down by its own dramatic inclinations."[5] Spin Magazine remarked, "Silver Shade is what we can all hope to be at 67: imperfect, maybe expected, but also loud, lively, and unapologetically ourselves."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peter Murphy and Martin Glover, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swoon" | 5:16 | |
| 2. | "Hot Roy" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Sherpa" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Silver Shade" |
| 4:07 |
| 5. | "The Artroom Wonder" | 5:00 | |
| 6. | "Meaning of My Life" | 5:51 | |
| 7. | "Xavier New Boy" | 5:45 | |
| 8. | "Cochita Is Lame" |
| 4:29 |
| 9. | "Soothsayer" | 3:27 | |
| 10. | "Time Waits" |
| 4:31 |
| 11. | "Sailmaker's Charm" | 6:26 | |
| 12. | "Let the Flowers Grow" (with Boy George) |
| 5:13 |
| Total length: | 57:22 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
- Peter Murphy – vocals
- Youth – production, guitar (all tracks); bass (tracks 1–11)
- Michael Rendall – recording, mixing (all tracks); programming (tracks 3–12), synthesizer (3–7, 9–12), keyboards (5, 7, 9, 11), strings (6)
- Eddie Banda – engineering assistance (all tracks), synthesizer (tracks 1–4, 7, 8, 10, 12), drums (1–3, 5, 7–12), programming (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12), percussion (3, 11)
- Lore Young – engineering assistance
- Tim Debney – mastering
- Trent Reznor – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4)
- Danny Carey – drums (tracks 4, 6), percussion (4)
- Justin Chancellor – bass (tracks 5–8, 11)
- Emilio DiZefalo – violin (track 6)
- Amir John Haddad – oud (tracks 7, 10–12), bouzouki (7, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (10, 11), handclaps (10), electric guitar (11, 12), flamenco guitar (12)
- Boy George – vocals (track 12)
- Tim Dawson – additional engineering (tracks 4, 6)
- Robert Hakalski – cover art, design
References
- ^ a b c Segal, Victoria (June 2025). "Silver Shade". Mojo. p. 86 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b Hay, Brendan (7 May 2025). "Peter Murphy's New Album Is a Grand, Baroque Defiance You Can Dance To". Spin. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Brannigan, Paul (24 March 2025). "Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy announces Silver Shade, his first solo album in 11 years". Louder. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b Badgley, Aaron (9 May 2025). "Spill Album Review: Peter Murphy – Silver Shade". Spill Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b Raven, Matt (9 May 2025). "Silver Shade". Under the Radar. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Silver Shade (Media notes). Peter Murphy. Metropolis. 9 May 2025.
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