The Messenger (Johnny Marr album)

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The Messenger
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Studio album by
Released25 February 2013 (2013-02-25)
Genre Alternative rock [1]
Length48:22
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Johnny Marr, James Doviak
Johnny Marr chronology
Boomslang
(by Johnny Marr + the Healers)
The Messenger
(2013)
Playland
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [2]
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork Media (6.3/10) [7]

The Messenger is the debut solo album by English musician Johnny Marr, formerly of the Smiths. It was released on 25 February 2013 in the UK (and made #10 in charts) through Warner Music Artist & Label Services / Warner Bros. Records, and on 26 February in the US through Sire Records. [8]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Johnny Marr

No.TitleLength
1."The Right Thing Right"3:41
2."I Want the Heartbeat"2:47
3."European Me"3:56
4."Upstarts"3:38
5."Lockdown"3:58
6."The Messenger"4:29
7."Generate! Generate!"4:21
8."Say Demesne"5:37
9."Sun and Moon"3:23
10."The Crack Up"3:52
11."New Town Velocity"5:11
12."Word Starts Attack"3:29
Total length:48:22

Personnel

Single releases

"Upstarts" was released as a single digitally and on 7", with the new B-side "Psychic Beginner".

"New Town Velocity" was later also released as a single digitally and on 7", along with the new B-side "The It-Switch".

Videos were made for both of these singles, [10] [11] as well as the title track. [12]

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