Silver Shade
2025 studio album by Peter Murphy
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Silver Shade is the tenth 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.
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| Released | 9 May 2025 | |||
| Length | 57:22 | |||
| Label | Metropolis | |||
| Producer | Youth | |||
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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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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