Johnny Marr has announced that he’ll be releasing a best-of compilation album, ‘Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr’, due out on November 3rd via BMG Records. The album will feature some of Johnny’s favorite recent songs, as well as two brand new tunes, including the album’s lead single, “Somewhere”, .
Personally curated by Johnny, ‘Spirit Power’ will celebrate his past decade of output, focusing on highlights from the string of solo albums he released between 2013 & 2022. Joining those tracks are previously-released singles “Armatopia” & “The Priest,” as well as a 2015 cover of Depeche Mode’s “I Feel You”. For the deluxe 2xCD version of the album, fans will also get to hear a handful of previously-unheard demos & rarities.
Arriving with a cheerful, green-screen-heavy music video, “Somewhere” captures the sense of melody & jangly, poppy goodness that Johnny has spent decades honing-in on. With uplifting lyrics about dreams waiting to come true to boot, it conveys his optimism, as well as his skills at writing anthemic rock bops…
Personally curated and compiled by Johnny Marr, ‘Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr’ encompasses music from across his four widely acclaimed solo albums released over the last decade (2013’s ‘The Messenger’, 2014’s ‘Playland’, 2018’s ‘Call the Comet’, 2022 double album ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’), non-album single releases ‘Armatopia’ and ‘The Priest’ (w/ Maxine Peake). The collection also includes two brand new studio recordings ‘Somewhere’ and ‘The Answer’.
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