Peter Murphy's vampire-style moping with seminal group Bauhaus earned him the devotion of goth-rock acolytes everywhere, and his subsequent solo career cemented his status as the true overlord of gloomy crooning. After a successful reunion with Bauhaus — during which Murphy's fiery stage theatrics and upside-down, bat-like hanging were still in evidence — the singer is striking out on his own again, drawing from an entire career for his Retrospective Tour. Murphy's sulky baritone is as affecting as ever, and the wail perfectly suits the subject matter: lost loves, shattered lives, and the myriad sorrows of existence.