PETER MURPHY
SWOON
(MAGIC WANDS REMIX)
new single
out 29th May 2026
(Metropolis Records)
Original post-punk icon Peter Murphy issued ‘Swoon’ in February 2025 as the first single from ‘Silver Shade’, his widely acclaimed eleventh studio album released three months later on Metropolis Records. A majestic slice of synth-punk/funk, the song featured Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails on backing vocals and album producer Youth on bass.
A remix of ‘Swoon’ by the US dream-pop duo Magic Wands (Dexy and Chris Valentine) has been released as a single today (29th May) that can be streamed HERE, with a video also available HERE. “Our take on the song was about chasing a very specific feeling, like a kind of natural high,” they 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.”
Produced by Youth (Pink Floyd, The Verve, Crowded House, plus member of Killing Joke, The Orb, The Firemen) at his studio in Spain, ‘Silver Shade’ is Murphy’s eleventh studio album and a long-awaited follow-up to ‘Lion’, which the pair worked on together a decade prior. A symbiotic relationship born of artistic collaboration, Murphy has stated that “this album is as powerful as any of my work to date.”
SILVER SHADE
album out now
2xLP | CD | digital
“It’s all high drama, dark figures and wild impulses. Hugely entertaining, and when Murphy sings ‘this is the meaning of my life’, you don’t doubt it for a second”
MOJO
“A deliciously bubbling cauldron seasoned with ladles of Scott Walker melodrama and a generous pinch of Bowie-inspired balladry”
UNCUT
“Far more contemporary than you might expect, with Murphy’s baritone as strong as ever”
CLASSIC POP
“Glistens in the dark, displaying a myriad of visages and moving subtly between the playful, sombre and iridescent”
VIVE LE ROCK
“His ability to conjure up romanticised imagery sets him apart from his peers. An album that oozes quality”
BLITZED
“Great songs that show Murphy in superb form, especially vocally. This comeback could hardly have been more brilliant”
SONIC SEDUCER (DE)
“The songs are instantly catchy and, despite a certain retro charm, exude contemporary relevance”
ORKUS (DE)
“A magical piece that definitely justifies the long wait”
CLASSIC ROCK (DE)
PETER MURPHY | live photo by E Gabriel Edvy
Peter Murphy’s solo career began in 1986 with the release of ‘Should The World Fail To Fall Apart’, with this and ten other studio albums to date spawning fan favourites such as ‘Cuts You Up’, ‘A Strange Kind Of Love’, ‘All Night Long’, ‘Indigo Eyes’, ‘The Prince & Old Lady Shade’ and ‘I’ll Fall With Your Knife’.
Prior to this, Murphy had fronted Bauhaus, who emerged from the fertile UK post-punk scene in 1979 with the release of their debut single, ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, often considered to be the very first gothic rock record. The band went on to record four seminal albums before initially splitting in 1983, as well as further classic singles such as ‘Dark Entries’, ‘The Passion Of Lovers’, ‘Lagartija Nick’ and ‘She’s In Parties’. They also had a UK Top 20 hit with a cover version of ‘Ziggy Stardust’.
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