Peter Murphy is sick of you being on your goddamn phone all the time. In fact, the former Bauhaus frontman commands you to hang that shit up on his new single titled, with refreshing directness, “Hang Up.” The song—whose suitably eerie video is being debuted here—is a single off Lion, his 10th solo album (produced with a hint of industrial severity by Youth of Killing Joke). Harsh, droning, sinuously catchy, and awash in Murphy’s ink-black croon, “Hang Up” is not something you ought to disobey. Unless, of course, you’re listening to it on your phone.
Lion will be released June 3 via Nettwerk; the single for “Hang Up” goes on sale April 8, with an exclusive Record Store Day remix 7-inch available at select retail stores April 19. His upcoming U.S. tour dates are below.
Peter Murphy tour 2014 May 22—LVCS—Las Vegas, Nevada May 23—Crescent Ballroom—Phoenix, Arizona May 24—Rialto Theater—Tucson, Arizona May 27—Belmont Theater—Austin, Texas May 28—Granada Theater—Dallas, Texas May 29—Scout Bar—Houston, Texas May 31—One Eyed Jacks—New Orleans, Louisiana June 1—Highdive—Gainesville, Florida June 3—Grand Central—Miami, Florida June 4—Orpheum Theater—Tampa, Florida June 6—Terminal West—Atlanta, Georgia June 7—Tremont Theater—Charlotte, North Carolina June 8—State Theatre—Falls Church, Virginia June 9—Irving Plaza—New York, New York June 11—The Outer Space—Hamden, Connecticut June 12—Paradise Club—Boston, Massachusetts June 13—Trocadero—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 14—Town Ballroom—Buffalo, New York June 16—Lee’s Palace—Toronto, Ontario June 17—Magic Stick—Detroit, Michigan June 18—Firebird—St. Louis, Missouri June 20—Double Door—Chicago, Illinois June 21—Waiting Room—Omaha, Nebraska June 22—Riot Room—Kansas City, Missouri June 24—Summit Music Hall—Denver, Colorado June 25—The Depot—Salt Lake City, Utah June 27—Rickshaw Theatre—Vancouver, British Columbia June 28—Showbox Theater—Seattle, Washington June 29—Star Theater—Portland, Oregon July 1—Regency Theater—San Francisco, California July 2—Belly-Up Tavern—San Diego, California July 3, 5—Fonda Theater—Los Angeles, California
