The mesmerising return of Johnny Marr – one of the most celebrated and influential guitarists in the history of contemporary music – gathers pace with the news that he will follow the 25 February release of his debut solo album The Messenger with his first ever solo tour.

Recorded in Manchester and Berlin, The Messenger sees Marr contributing vocals, guitar and production. It was mastered at Abbey Road by Frank Arkwright who recently collaborated with Marr on the remastering work for The Smiths’ box set Complete. It finds Marr’s vocals leading a sound which mixes elements of angular art-rock, indie and rock‘n’roll. Songs which appear on the album include ‘The Right Thing Right’, ‘I Want The Heartbeat’, ‘European Me’, ‘Word Starts Attack’ and ‘Upstarts’.

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