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. -
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.
Comes in bi-fold cardboard digipack. CD is in solid black paper sleeve. Comes with lyrics booklet insert.
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Technical specifications
Language
Features
Distribution type
Physical media
Genre
Pop rock
Media type
CD
Number of optical discs
1 discs
Release date (DD/MM/YYYY)
14/06/2018
Song titles
Disc 1:
1 Rise
2 The Tracers
3 Hey Angel
4 Hi Hello
5 New Dominions
6 Day In Day Out
7 Walk Into The Sea
8 Bug
9 Actor Attractor
10 Spiral Cities
11 My Eternal
12 A Different Gun
With almost no warning, in 2018, the announcement of his new album “Call The Comet” appears. A pair of singles, release in the summer. There were notes of doubt that the old days had been written off for two albums (he had flashed out all the achievements that had accumulated during his career), he dragged on with the release of the album, and still released “if only” there were - right up to the first single.
And then - all over again. The ease with which the dynamic cuts and losses of Marr flow from track to track can be set as an example of indie youth. All those who have been trying in recent years, from generation to generation, to give us a sense of carelessness from the stage and speakers (the key word is “trying”). And the same vocal range, and the same weighty-bold lyrics.
The result was an excellent album “at the level”, which sounds unified and does not bother with monotony. As if there was no break. And the audience generously thanks him for their attention - and the third solo album is already climbing to the 7th line of the British chart. So not far to the top, maybe next time it will come out? But we all know that if Johnny Marr is preparing the material for the next album right now, he certainly is not thinking about that.