I think Alain is a great guy, a great songwriter, I'm really glad he's back in the band, but I'd have to echo a lot of comments here. The music is fine, but the lyrics and vocals are ultimately very mediocre - and as much as I want to love these tracks, I just can't.
At least with Marr's material - love it or hate it - but it doesn't always sound as though it's missing Morrissey's vocal presence (especially as a lot of it leans towards electronic stuff, or away from the typical Smiths sound). With Alain's stuff though, I just can't help but hear the ghost of a better Morrissey vocal/lyric somewhere in the background. I mean, this song is nice - but I can just image how awesome it would be as a Morrissey song: