Morrissey Central "New Recording." (February 20, 2023)

WITHOUT MUSIC THE WORLD DIES has been recorded in France. The 10-track album has been described by Jesse Tobias as "a lightning strike."

This is the 5th Morrissey album produced by Joe Chiccarelli.
The songs are:

The Night Pop Dropped
Zoom Zoom The Little Boy
Boulevard
Headache
Without Music the World Dies

Suspicious Minds
Notre-Dame
Many Icebergs Ago
Happy New Tears
The Monsters of Pig Alley

1 and 2 co-written with Jesse Tobias
3, 7, 9, 10 co-written with Alain Whyte
4, 5, 8 co-written with Gustavo Manzur
6 written by Mark Adams
Engineered by Bill Mimms.
Recorded at La Fabrique Studios in St-Remy, France.
Jesse Tobias guitars
Alain Whyte guitars and backing vocals
Gustavo Manzur keyboards and backing vocals
Juan Galeano bass
Brendan Buckley drums

Capitol Records Los Angeles recently terminated their contract with Morrissey, therefore if any record label or private investor has interest in releasing this project, please contact Donnie Knutson at

[email protected]

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Details of the newly completed album 'Without Music the World Dies', plus news that Capitol Records has terminated their contract with Morrissey.

 

[Thewlis]

The same "people" you were referring. What is the real world exactly? are we in the matrix?

Don’t go there. I was bored before I even began

 

[Mozzer1980]

I wonder how many more unreleased albums Morrissey record over the next few years?
What's happening to (happened to) Bonfire is really a total failure.
If Bonfire didn't get released, why is Moz hoping to get WWtMD released??? Why , why why ...

 

[Robert Lee]

The same "people" you were referring to. What is the real world exactly? are we in the matrix?

I still need to see that new Matrix movie

 

[Robert Lee]

I wonder how many more unreleased albums Morrissey record over the next few years?
What's happening to (happened to) Bonfire is really a total failure.
If Bonfire didn't get released, why is Moz hoping to get WWtMD released??? Why , why why ...

His approach now will be very interesting.

 

[Thewlis]

I think thats a bit harsh. Some of us (me included) have been really looking forward to his records so delays are bitterly disappointing.

The main thing is though that Moz stays healthy.

The longer we have him the better.

His music makes me happy and I can relate.

Definitely true. But it is not as we have been waiting for years and years for new music.

If the new material has any potential it will definitely be released this year.

 

[skull]

Capitol Records Los Angeles recently terminated their contract with Morrissey, therefore if any record label or private investor has interest in releasing this project, please contact Donnie Knutson ...

Has it come to this? Has he given up proactively approaching labels?

That could be good news... I mean that he doesn't have a proactive role in negotiations.

 

[gordyboy9]

I wonder how many more unreleased albums Morrissey record over the next few years?
What's happening to (happened to) Bonfire is really a total failure.
If Bonfire didn't get released, why is Moz hoping to get WWtMD released??? Why , why why ...

its a thing called HOPE.

 

[ACTON]

That's what I thought - but the Elvis song is credited to a Mark James?.......Anyway, so nice to come on here and not feel my heart sink at the latest Central post!

I agree. But like A Broken Frame said I'll get excited when it's officially available for preorder. As the old saying goes: there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

 

[Mozzer1980]

Moz should do a Fall Tour with a setlist featuring only songs from Dog , Bonfire and World Dies. No Smiths Classics, no solo songs before Dog album ." Hey look how much new music I have. I want to present it to you live. It's just as good as what I did in the 80's and 90's. Just listen " . That would be great . Really .

 

[Mozzer1980]

its a thing called HOPE.

His only mistake ...

 

[Robert Lee]

Moz should do a Fall Tour with a setlist featuring only songs from Dog , Bonfire and World Dies. No Smiths Classics, no solo songs before Dog album ." Hey look how much new music I have. I want to present it to you live. It's just as good as what I did in the 80's and 90's. Just listen " . That would be great . Really .

100% agree. Do BOT and WMTWD in their entirety.

 

[A Man Escaped]

That could be good news...

Only if he self releases. Personally, I think there's a bigger chance of The Smiths reforming than him going down that road.

 

[Redacted]

 

[ninetimesfined]

Indeed. But for all we know they could still release other tracks from it, or even the album.

We only ever hear one side of the story.

I think at this stage there is lots more weight towards it being released vs it not being released.

 

[Mike Thomas]

Elvis wrote maybe 7 songs. I wish he had written more.

Elvis never wrote any part of any of the songs he recorded. His manager the colonel worked out deals that he was to be credited as a co writer for a few during his early career, but in fact they were more a money grab publishing thing. Elvis never wrote anything original ever.

 

[Ryan]

It all feels very slapdash and amateurish...

Welcome to the design/PR World Of Morrissey since circa 2017.

 

[marred]

Elvis didn't write songs.

Yeah we know. That was the above poster's point mentioning Mark James as the author.

 

[Ryan]

@Famous when dead, can you please compile the best live audio recordings of the Bonfire songs played live, create a nice cover for it and we'll at least have a live EP version?

 

[marred]

It doesn’t say “co-written” like all the others. So, Morrissey didn’t write the words. It must be the Fine Young Cannibals song.

Ah yes Elvis must've covered the FYC song. It all makes sense now!

 

[Young And Alive]

Release it yourself, for f***'s sake!

You're a multi millionaire. You do not need a record label. You have the means to get your music out there on your own terms.

If these songs are as good as you claim they are, then show yourself, your co songwriters and your band some respect by endeavouring to get the album released, whether it's on a label or on your own steam.

Vanity won't win you any prizes, Moz. If it's the music that counts, prove it.

P.S. Is there anything stopping Morrissey from re recording Bonfire and releasing that himself, too? Isn't that basically what Taylor Swift has done with all her old albums?