{"id":41367,"date":"2025-02-22T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41367"},"modified":"2025-02-22T07:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T12:39:00","slug":"peter-murphy-releases-new-single-swoon-first-taste-of-upcoming-album-silver-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41367","title":{"rendered":"Peter Murphy releases new single \u2018Swoon\u2019\u2014First taste of upcoming album \u2018Silver Shade\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Peter Murphy is back with <em>Swoon<\/em>, the first single lifted from his highly anticipated album \u2018Silver Shade,\u2019 out May 9, 2025, via Metropolis Records. <em>Swoon<\/em> is now available for streaming and download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LISTEN NOW:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/reybee.haulix.com\/Media\/Link?h=C5qW487NANThAmXmfTDCZA==\">Stream\/Download Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by YOUTH\u2014renowned for his work with Killing Joke, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Pink Floyd, and Paul McCartney\u2014<em>Swoon<\/em> is a hypnotic introduction to <em>Silver Shade<\/em>. Recorded at Youth\u2019s studio in Spain, the album marks Murphy\u2019s second collaboration with the producer since 2014\u2019s <em>Lion<\/em>. As Murphy himself attests, <em>Silver Shade<\/em> is \u201cas powerful as any of my work to date.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murphy\u2019s storied solo career began in 1986 with \u2018Should The World Fail To Fall Apart,\u2019 and since then, he has released nine albums featuring iconic singles like <em>All Night Long<\/em>, <em>Indigo Eyes<\/em>, <em>Cuts You Up<\/em>, <em>Strange Kind of Love<\/em>, and <em>The Scarlet Thing In You<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, before his solo rise, Murphy made his mark as the enigmatic frontman of Bauhaus, the pioneering post-punk band behind legendary tracks like <em>Bela Lugosi\u2019s Dead<\/em>, <em>She\u2019s In Parties<\/em>, and <em>Silent Hedges<\/em>. Though Bauhaus disbanded in 1983 (with a few reunions since then), their influence remains undeniable, with sporadic reunions reigniting their legacy over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <em>Swoon<\/em>, Murphy continues his ever-evolving artistic journey, blending poetic lyricism with entrancing soundscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Swoon<\/em> is out now via Metropolis Records. \u2018Silver Shade,\u2019 produced by Youth, arrives May 9, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Swoon \u2013 Lyrics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I just walked into the room<br>I talked to the water loom<br>I thanked it for the room<br>I lit up in a swoon<br>Preachers up to taste the fruit<br>I ask sleepers for a route<br>I am whoever who<br>What else can I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Swoon (Repeat)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessing randomly with Lars<br>I saw your look just heal the scars<br>Wet my feet in the mirror moat<br>I watched a preacher lick his wounds<br>I\u2019ll go sit with the lions soon<br>I\u2019ll throw people at the sky<br>Go sit with the lions soon<br>What else can I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Swoon (Repeat)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We deserve to taste the fruit<br>I ask sleepers for the route<br>I am whoever who<br>What else can I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Swoon (Repeat)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Peter Murphy is back with Swoon, the first single lifted from his highly anticipated album \u2018Silver Shade,\u2019 out May 9, 2025, via Metropolis Records. 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