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Jul 15, 2014eter Murphy’s once again located the razor-thin line between restraint and complete unhingedness that he hasn’t walked since Bauhaus’ first time around, and following his recent exploits has never felt more rewarding.
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Jul 1, 2014Lion is overflowing with vitality, crunch, volume, emoting, and everything that makes Peter Murphy himself.
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MagnetJun 18, 2014Lion is Murphy's most enraged, engaged and engaging album. [No. 110, p.57]
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Jun 18, 20142011's Ninth was the leanest and most immediate collection of new material from Peter Murphy to arrive since the late '90s, and Lion, his tenth long-player, while a much different animal (pun intended) sonically, goes for the jugular in a similar fashion.
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Jun 18, 2014Lion is certainly king of its own dark and sublime, concrete industrial jungle. It roars strong and, at times, purrs in all the right places.
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Jun 18, 2014If Lion--easily one of Murphy’s most solid solo releases--was made in less than a week, imagine what time and planning could accomplish.