Today, Smiths’ guitar legend Johnny Marr, winner of British GQ ‘s 2018 “Man Of The Year” Lifetime Achievement Award and NME’ s “God-Like Genius” award is sharing a video for a brand new song, ” Armatopia .” Noisey premiered the clip, saying it “ …combines Marr’s utopian fixation with crisp synths, a buzzy guitar line and visuals that recall a party at the end of the world. ”
Speaking on the origins of the track, Marr states: “’ Armatopia’ is the odd state we find the ecology and ourselves in today. Have those in control made people feel like there’s only one thing left they can do? We’re smoking till we burn out’, so we dance and party. It’s Eco-Disco for 2019. ”
Check out the video for ‘Armatopia’ – BELOW:
The song arrives ahead of Johnny’s forthcoming extensive North American tour, The coast-to-coast run includes Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Denver and more. Tickets are on sale now at JohnnyMarr.com and a full list of dates is below
Last year, Marr released the critically acclaimed album Call The Comet. Recorded with his band in Manchester at Marr’s Crazy Face Factory, Call The Comet follows his previous UK Top 10 albums The Messenger ( 2013) and Playland (2014). Says Marr: ” Call The Comet is my own magic realism. It’s set in the not-too-distant future and is mostly concerned with the idea of an alternative society. The characters in the songs are searching for a new idealism, although there are some personal songs in there too. It’s something that people like me can relate to .”
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