Star guitar players from massively popular bands are not always guaranteed a smooth &/or successful solo career. But Marr remains a draw, mainly because he eschews the role of museum curator in favour of pastures new. ​A new record is just not going to be a rehash of past glories or time-tested tunes, Marr is more of an explorer with new recordings his aural log. Here’s what we know about Johnny’s new release:

Legendary Smiths guitarist and acclaimed solo artist Johnny Marr releases his new album ‘Call The Comet’ on Friday 15th June 2018.

Recorded with his band at Marr’s Crazy Face Studios in Manchester, ‘Call The Comet’ is his third solo record and follows the critically acclaimed Top 10 albums ‘The Messenger’ (2013) and ‘Playland’ (2014).

“Call The Comet’ is my own magic realism,” says 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.”

Launched today with the new single ‘The Tracers’, other highlights include ‘Actor Attractor’, ‘Walk Into The Sea’, ‘Bug’ and ‘Spiral Cities’, the latter of which is already established as a favourite in Marr’s live shows.

‘Call The Comet’ is now available to pre-order from https://lnk.to/CallTheComet, with ‘The Tracers’ provided as an instant download. The album will be released on digital, CD and vinyl formats along with some special D2C bundle packages.

Album Tracklisting

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’

In addition, Marr will perform two intimate UK album preview shows in May 2018 in Leeds and London. Details below.

Pete Sargeant