''Lion'' is the tenth solo album by English musician
Peter Murphy. It was released on 2 June 2014 in the United Kingdom and 3 June 2014 in the United States through
Nettwerk Records
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Established in 1984, the Vancouver-based company was created by Nettwerk principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record ...
.
The album was produced by
Killing Joke
Killing Joke are an English rock music, rock band from Notting Hill, London, England, formed in 1979 by Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards), Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (musician), Youth (bass).
Their first album, ''Ki ...
bassist Youth alias
Martin Glover
Martin Glover (born 27 December 1960), better known by his stage name Youth, is a British record producer and musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the rock band Killing Joke. He is also a member of the Fireman, along with Pa ...
.
A teaser trailer for the album was released on 27 March 2014. The track "Hang Up" was released as a single on 8 April 2014
and was accompanied by a music video.
The remixed version track was also released as limited 7"
Record Store Day
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single, with the b-side track "I’m On Your Side".
Murphy embarked a North American tour in 2014 in support of the album.
It was his first album to chart on the US ''
Billboard 200
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'' since his 1992 album, ''
Holy Smoke''.
Background
The album is a product of sessions with Youth, with whom Murphy got together "just to see how it went."
Murphy described the album as "a mixture of stuff, almost like operas for the dispossessed" and "romantic and very deep and emotional, quite symphonic in places."
He also further stated:
The album was recorded in a rapid manner, with songs improvised.
Murphy wondered if he would be able to replicate the performances while on tour:
Track listing
# "Hang Up" – 5:44
# "I Am My Own Name" – 5:46
# "Low Tar Stars" – 4:12
# "I’m On Your Side" – 5:29
# "Compression" – 6:12
# "Holy Clown" – 4:14
# "The Rose" – 3:36
# "The Ghost of Shokan Lake" – 6:28
# "Eliza" – 3:23
# "Loctaine" – 6:25
# "Lion" – 4:41
Release history
Personnel
*Peter Murphy - vocals
*Eddie Banda - drums, keyboards, programming, engineering, mixing
*Martin Destroyer - guitar
(track 4)
*Pavan Sharda - guitar
(track 5)
*Michael Rendall - keyboards, programming, engineering, mixing
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Youth
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- bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, programming, production, mixing
*Emilio DiZefalo - violin
References
External links
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Peter Murphy (musician) albums
Nettwerk Records albums
Albums produced by Youth (musician)
2014 albums