Nile Marr

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Nile Marr
Born (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32)
Manchester, England
Genres Indie rock
Instrument(s)Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Years active2006 (2006)–present

Nile Marr (born 21 February 1992) is a British musician and songwriter. After forming part of a trio named Man Made, he [lower-alpha 1] released his debut solo album Are You Happy Now? in 2020. He is the son of musician Johnny Marr.

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Career

Marr started out as a solo artist, [2] then as a duo with American singer-songwriter Meredith Sheldon, [2] and then in the trio Man Made, alongside drummer Scott Griffiths and bassist Callum Rogers, with future tour manager for Blossoms, Dan Woolfie, as their sound engineer. [3] They released their debut album TV Broke My Brain in 2016, [4] although its constituent songs were written over a period of eight years. [2]

Marr released a debut solo album in 2020, titled Are You Happy Now? [5] "Part Time Girl" was released as its first single in 2019. "Are You Happy Now?" followed in June 2020, and "Teenage Kissers" in October.

An EP, Still Hearts, was released on 24 April 2020. [6] "Still Hearts" was its first single. Aside from the title track, there are two other tracks: "Hush" and "The Pusher".

Marr added acoustic guitar and backing vocals on 7 Worlds Collide's 2009 album The Sun Came Out . [7] He has also appeared on two of his father's albums: on 2013's The Messenger he plays as a soloist, while on 2014's Playland he adds backing vocals. [7]

Marr has toured extensively with German film score composer and record producer Hans Zimmer. [8]

His influences include John Martyn, [2] Fugazi and Elliott Smith. [8]

Discography

Man Made

Albums

Solo

Albums
EPs
Singles

Personal life

Marr is the son of former Smiths guitarist and current solo artist Johnny Marr and his wife Angela. [11] He was named for one of his father's musical heroes, Chic's Nile Rodgers. [8] He has a sister, Sonny. [12]

Marr attended Oakfield Nursery School in Altrincham, Cheshire. His family moved to Portland, Oregon, between 2005 and 2010. [12] [13] He returned permanently to his hometown of Manchester in 2018. [8]

As of June 2019, Marr was married. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Marr uses he/him, they/them and she/her pronouns. [1] This article uses he/him pronouns for consistency.

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References

  1. ↑ Marr, Nile. "Nile Marr's (@nile_marr) profile on Instagram". Instagram . Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Music interview: Nile Marr of Man Made" - Yorkshire Post , 11 March 2016
  3. ↑ "Blossoms’ tour manager Dan Woolfie talks about life on the road" - NME , 2 February 2018
  4. ↑ "Man Made Interviewed: Nile Marr On Manchester, Debut Albums And Dishonesty In Music" - NME , 14 April 2016
  5. 1 2 "Nile Marr to perform at Live Bar in Warrington" - Winsford Guardian, 27 June 2019
  6. ↑ Nile Marr's Instagram, 13 April, 2020
  7. 1 2 Nile Marr at AllMusic.com
  8. 1 2 3 4 "CityLife interview - Nile Marr" - Manchester Evening News , 20 December 2019
  9. ↑ "Stay Free Recordings Releasing New Vinyl Single From Britain's Nile Marr on March 5" - MadMimi.com
  10. ↑ How We Drift – Nile Marr, Bandcamp
  11. ↑ "My body & soul" - The Guardian , 18 July 2009
  12. 1 2 "'If you want to know about me and Morrissey, Google it': Ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr talks relationships and reunions" - The Independent , 25 May 2013
  13. ↑ "'The age of the rock star has gone' says Nile Marr as Man Made head for date at Gulliver's in Manchester" - Lancashire Telegraph , 7 April 2016
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