Johnny Marr's New Album
Johnny Marr Announces Fifth Solo Album 'The Age of Everything' Out October 2
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The first single “Spin” is described in the announcement as “bouncy” and “shimmering,” and it arrives paired with a music video (as emphasized in the rollout coverage).
The Age of Everything is characterized not just by tempo/energy, but also by subject matter—one report says it “captures the energy and tensions of the city.”
In a separate timeline detail, Marr is noted to have appeared on Damon Albarn’s HELP(2) charity compilation track “Flag” in February.
The album announcement also provides career context: Marr’s solo work is credited with producing five UK Top Ten albums, listing “The Messenger” (2013), “Playland” (2014), “Call The Comet” (2018), “Fever Dreams Pts 1-4” (2022), and “Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr” (2023).
Punknews adds additional recent-history context, noting that Marr released “Look Out Live!” in 2025.
Johnny Marr will release his fifth solo studio album, *The Age of Everything*, on October 2 via BMG, Consequence reports. The former Smiths guitarist dropped the lead single "Spin" alongside a music video on June 16, kicking off what looks like his biggest solo campaign yet — capped by a headline show at London's OVO Arena Wembley on October 24.
Marr calls the 10-track record his "most cathartic" to date. He says the title comes from a cultural tension: "There's a sense of overwhelm in the culture brought about by technology, but looking at it with a different light, there could also be a sense of possibility," according to Our Culture.
"Spin" Bridges Smiths Shimmer and Dance-Punk Urgency
"Spin" opens with hypnotic guitar arpeggios before building into a full chorus. Mystic Sons describes the track as "bouncy" and "shimmering," with a rhythm that nods to 2000s dance-punk. Long-time collaborator James Doviak co-produced the single and played guitar and keyboards on it.
Paste Magazine suggests Marr sounds "torn between chastising the world for the speed it's moving at and himself for not being able to keep up." That tension runs through the whole album. Marr wrote the songs in London, road-tested more than half of them on a 2025 North American East Coast tour, then recorded the finished record in a Manchester studio.
City Energy Shaped the Album After Pandemic Isolation
*The Age of Everything* marks a sharp turn from its predecessor. *Fever Dreams Pts 1-4* (2022) was built around COVID-era isolation. The new record, by contrast, was shaped by what Paste Magazine calls the "energy and tensions of the city." Playing unreleased songs live in North America let Marr test the material against real audiences before entering the studio.
Marr aimed for a sound that is "sharp, fast and dynamic," according to Happy Mag. The full tracklist runs: "Spin," "Beyond The Rain," "It's Time," "How Come," "Ophelia," "That Feeling," "In And Out Of Love," "Just Once More," "Fire With Fire," and "All In A Life."
Five UK Top Ten Albums and a Wembley Arena Milestone
*The Age of Everything* is Marr's sixth solo release since going it alone in 2013. All five previous records cracked the UK Top Ten: *The Messenger* (2013), *Playland* (2014), *Call The Comet* (2018), *Fever Dreams Pts 1-4* (2022), and the career retrospective *Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr* (2023), per Consequence. He also dropped the live album *Look Out Live!* on Record Store Day 2025.
The October 24 Wembley Arena date is the largest solo headline show of his career, a step up from the 5,000-capacity theater circuit he has worked until now. Warm-up dates in Leeds and Liverpool lead into a homecoming show at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl in July, Mystic Sons notes.
Charity Collaboration With Damon Albarn Preceded the Rollout
Earlier in 2026, Marr appeared on "Flag," a track for Damon Albarn's *HELP(2)* charity compilation, with proceeds going to War Child and similar causes. The collaboration was executive-produced by James Ford, according to the live research briefing. It kept Marr's profile high in the months before his own album campaign began.
Pre-orders for *The Age of Everything* are now live. A standard CD runs £11.99, while deluxe bundles — including limited signed red vinyl and splatter vinyl variants — retail for up to £85.00, per Happy Mag.
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