To get into the right mindset to record his forthcoming solo album 'Call the Comet', Johnny Marr (The Smiths) and his band spent nine months holed up in a dark studio above an old factory in his hometown of Manchester, England filled with projectors and TV screens. The dizzying kaleidoscope of projections reflected the many ideas bouncing around Marr's head while he penned lyrics for the album, which largely takes place in an "alternative society" set in the "not-too-distant future" far removed from Donald Trump and Brexit. -
Vinyl LP pressing. 2018 release. Call the Comet is the third studio album by British guitarist - and former Smiths member - Johnny Marr. Call The Comet was constructed in sessions at Marr's own Crazy Face Studios in Manchester. "'Call The Comet' is my own magic realism," says Johnny Marr. "It's set in the not-too-distant future and is mostly concerned with the idea of an alternative society. The characters in the songs are searching for a new idealism, although there are some personal songs in there too. It's something that people like me can relate to." Call The Comet is the follow-up to his 2014 album Playland.