Nevertheless, considerable portions of The Messenger are filled with riffs and guitar textures Marr could conceivably have used during the band's brief life, and the effect isn't a desperate attempt at recapturing the past but rather an embrace of his core strengths as both a guitarist and songwriter. Marr has long demonstrated an affection for electronics and dance rhythms, evolutions Moz considers as anathema, so it's hard to picture the album's title track, pulsating along to a slick disco beat, or the angular, echoing syncopation of "Word Starts Attack" coming out under the Smiths rubric. The Messenger is an unapologetic return to his roots, sounding for all the world as if it could have been released in 1990, just a few years after Strangeways, Here We Come, which isn't to say it's a collection of demos awaiting finished vocals by Morrissey. Marr's time in two bands kick-started something within him, as after he departed the Cribs in 2011, he relocated to his hometown of Manchester and set about recording The Messenger, his first full-fledged solo album. By the turn of the millennium, he finally tried his hand at fronting a band, turning in the underwhelming Boomslang with the Healers in 2003, before once again sliding into a supporting role, joining Modest Mouse in 2006 and then decamping for the Cribs a few years later. He began playing studio sessions, appearing on records by Talking Heads, Pretenders, Kirsty MacColl, Pet Shop Boys, and Billy Bragg, embarked on an extended collaboration with Matt Johnson of The The, and formed Electronic with Bernard Sumner, effectively sitting out the great Brit-pop explosion of the '90s. Upon leaving the Smiths in 1987, Johnny Marr embarked on a musical walkabout, choosing to collaborate rather than build a career. A complete list of Marr’s upcoming tour dates can be found below.Disfrute de este álbum en las apps Qobuz con sususcripción The four-week outing will also include stops at L.A.’s Fonda Theater and New York’s Webster Hall and will come to a close November 26 at Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The tour will kick off on the West Coast on October 31 and includes a stop at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Festival. Marr has also announced that he will tour the U.S. next week as a limited edition 7” and iTunes download. The new track is streaming now at Pitchfork and will be released exclusively in the U.K.
Ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has recorded a new song, “The It-Switch,” which is the B-side to his new single, “New Town Velocity,” from his debut solo album, The Messenger.
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