Silver Shade


Silver Shade is the eleventh studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 9 May 2025, by Metropolis Records. 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. The album's lead single, "The Artroom Wonder", was released on 24 March 2025.

Reception

Victoria Segal of Mojo Magazine rated the album three stars and noted it as "delivered with an enduring conviction and vitality." 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." 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." 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."

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.