The 12-song set is the singer’s first album in over five years and marks a return to Sire Records
Morrissey has announced details of his 14th solo studio album, Make-up Is A Lie.
Set for release on 6 March, it is the former Smiths frontman’s first LP in over five years and marks a return to Sire Records.
The 12-song set will be available on vinyl, CD and digitally. Vinyl album variants include blue vinyl and a unique zoetrope picture disc. A red vinyl pressing will be available exclusively through all indie retail stores.
Released as the lead single, the title track is an intoxicating introduction. Co-written by Morrissey keyboardist Camila Grey, Make-up Is A Lie has a trip-hop-like groove – echoing drums, a propulsive bass riff and a mysterious atmosphere – and weaves a curious tale of a woman who keeps desperately trying to deliver him a message, even in death.
Listen below:
Familiar Cast
The new album, his first since 2020’s I Am Not A Dog On A Chain, reunites Morrissey with producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, The White Stripes, Weezer, My Morning Jacket) as he returns to Studio La Fabrique in the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence region of southern France.
With poetic and provocative lyrics, evocatively unpredictable instrumentation and a title that can be read as an explicit call for unvarnished truth and expression, the LP sees the singer joined by a familiar cast of characters and bandmates, including the aforementioned Grey, Jesse Tobias, Carmen Vandenberg, Juan Galeano, Alain Whyte, Gustavo Manzur and Brendan Buckley.
The tracklist includes some song titles previously referenced by Morrissey and others never before revealed, as well as a faithful cover of Roxy Music’s 1973 deep cut Amazona.
Tracklisting
You’re Right, It’s Time
Make-up Is A Lie
Notre-Dame
Amazona (Roxy Music cover)
Headache
Boulevard
Zoom Zoom The Little Boy
The Night Pop Dropped
Kerching Kerching
Lester Bangs
Many Icebergs Ago
The Monsters Of Pig Alley
The new music arrives as the singer and songwriter continues his current world tour, which has already hit the US, Canada, UK and Europe. The next leg of his tour will pick up in January with dates in the US before he returns to Europe and UK:
Europe + UK Tour Dates
13 Feb Aarhus – Scandinavian Congress Center
15 Feb Hamburg – Sporthalle Hamburg
17 Feb Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
20 Feb Esch-Sur-Alzette – Rockhal
24 Feb Rotterdam – De Doelen
28 Feb London – The O2
04 Mar Lille – Zenith Des Lille
07 Mar Zurich – THE HALL
09 Mar Milan – Fabrique
12 Mar Valencia – Palau Des Les Arts
14 Mar Zaragoza – Auditorio Des Zaragoza
16 Mar Seville – Cartuja Center
Find tour and ticket details here
Make-up Is A Lie is set for a 6 March release via Sire/Warner Records, pre-save here
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