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Johnny Marr Shares New Track Hi Hello
John Doran , May 11th, 2018 14:50

The Rickenbacker jangle returns!

Former Smiths and The The guitarist Johnny Marr has returned with a new single 'Hi, Hello' which you can enjoy by clicking on the YouTube embed above.

Marr has released the track to trail his new solo LP Call The Comet (due out on June 15) and if this track is anything to go by it should prove to be more of a Smiths-like affair than his last two albums Playland and The Messenger which explored his love of post punk and new wave.

“It was one of the songs that just fell into my hands and mind as I was playing,” says Marr. “The tune evoked something natural so I just followed it and it felt like I had to sing something personal, something we might all feel about someone sometime.”

Johnny Marr tours Europe this month:

12 May – Ireland, Dublin, Button Factory
14 May – UK, Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
16 May – UK, London, Islington Assembly Hall
18 May – Sweden, Stockholm, Nalen
19 May – Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega
20 May – The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso Noord
21 May – Germany, Berlin, Festsaal Kreuzberg
24 May – France, Paris, La Gaîté Lyrique