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Bauhaus legend Peter Murphy has teamed up with Tool bassist Justin Chancellor on the new song “The Artroom Wonder.” The song is the latest single from Murphy’s upcoming album, Silver Shade, which is set to arrive on May 9th.
“’The Artroom Wonder’ is an echo from my fourth year at senior school,” stated Murphy about the single. “[Former Bauhaus bandmate] Daniel Ash and I are listening to the mysterious sixth-year cool intelligentsia that have gathered in the artroom. We have dared to enter their conclave, and the music coming from it was intriguing. We discover that the song being played is ‘The Bewlay Brothers,’ highly intelligent, mystical and sensual, with the singer’s voice as seductive as anyone I’d ever heard.”
He added, “[‘The Artroom Wonder’] has a surreal approach, telling the story in my typical oblique style, including the description of a lowdown that leads into an evocation of the perfected human being, the Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him). The final verse celebrates my own self-advancing and position on this.”
The song follows previous singles “Swoon” (featuring Trent Reznor) and “Let the Flowers Grow” (featuring Boy George). The album was produced by Killing Joke’s Youth, who also plays guitar and bass on ‘The Artroom Wonder’ and other tracks.
Listen to Peter Murphy’s “The Artroom Wonder” featuring Justin Chancellor below. Pre-order the album Silver Shade at this location.
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