Johnny Marr today announces details for Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr. Set for release on 3rd November via BMG, Spirit Power is a major new collection spotlighting the breadth of musicality across the first ten years of Johnny Marr’s prolific solo career.
Spirit Power also includes two brand new songs produced by Johnny Marr with his co-producer James Doviak, titled ‘Somewhere’ and ‘The Answer’. Released today after premiering live on the Zoe Ball BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, ‘Somewhere’ arrives with immediate anthemic magnetism, offering an exciting glimpse of a future fan favourite.
Johnny wrote the song whilst on tour with The Killers, and Blondie, in 2022. Speaking about the track, Marr said: “I’ve played a lot of arenas over the years, and in terms of songwriting, there’s nowhere to hide. For a song to work, it has to be a banger. I know it’s almost uncool to think in those terms, but I grew up in a house where my parents listened to Motown, where you couldn’t get a song released if it wasn’t full of hooks.”
Listen to ‘Somewhere’ here.
Johnny Marr’s storied life in music isn’t short of milestones – the Inspiration Award at the Ivor Novellos, an Oscar nomination for his work with Hans Zimmer on Inception, an NME Godlike Genius Award. But it’s the past decade of exciting creative encounters that points towards a defining moment for Johnny Marr in 2023 – celebrating ten years of inspired songwriting, fronting a band.
Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr is released on 3rd November 2023 on heavyweight 2LP, CD and a limited Deluxe 2CD featuring additional material. Independent record shops have a limited gold 2LP while HMV will carry a limited Cobalt blue 2LP. Preorder here. An exclusive limited double picture disc plus merchandise bundles will be available from the official Johnny Marr store here.
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