Johnny Marr at Summer In The City (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Johnny Marr has announced his new solo album Call The Comet.
The album is his ‘own magic realism’, and is due for release on June 15th after sessions at his Crazy Face studio in Manchester. “It’s set in the not-too-distant future and is mostly concerned with the idea of an alternative society,” Marr continues.
“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.”
A European tour will give fans a preview of the album when it starts in Dublin on May 12th, a handful of North American shows conclude in Los Angeles at the start of June.
Tour dates:
May
12 – Ireland, Dublin, Button Factory
14 – UK, Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
16 – UK, London, Islington Assembly Hall
18 – Sweden, Stockholm, Nalen
19 – Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega
20 – The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso Noord
21 – Germany, Berlin, Festsaal Kreuzberg
24 – France, Paris, La Gaîté Lyrique
30 – Canada, Toronto, Velvet Underground
31 – USA, New York, Gramercy Theatre
June
2 – USA, San Francisco, August Hall
5 – USA, Los Angeles, Teragram Ballroom