Morrissey Shares Tracklist For Upcoming Sire Records Album

Morrissey has published the tracklisting for a forthcoming album on his official website, alongside the newly revealed logo for Sire Records.

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The former Smiths frontman hinted last week on December 19 that he had signed a deal with the label, prompting many fans to believe this move could finally clear the way for the long delayed album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ to see the light of day.

To coincide with Christmas Day, Morrissey has now unveiled a list of 12 song titles, shared without any additional explanation or background.

Notably absent from the list is ‘Rebels Without Applause’, the lone single released from ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ back in 2022, along with other tracks that had previously been linked to that project. This suggests the newly revealed titles belong to a completely separate album.

Speaking to Medium last year, he revealed that he had already finished another new album that has yet to be released. “The second one was re recorded in France in late 2023, and given a new title. We scrapped half of the tracks and we recorded six new ones, and so it is not the album from the beginning of 2023,” he said.

The newly shared tracklist includes the following songs:
‘The Monsters Of Pig Alley’
‘Headache’
‘Make Up Is A Lie’
‘The Night Pop Dropped’
‘You’re Right, It’s Time’
‘Kerching Kerching’
‘Zoom Zoom The Little Boy’
‘Lester Bangs’
‘Boulevard’
‘Many Icebergs Ago’
‘Amazona’
‘Notre Dame’

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Questions surrounding ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ stretch back to December 2022, when Morrissey announced that he had “voluntarily withdrawn from any association with Capitol Records”, despite confirming only two months earlier that the album would be released through the label. Around the same time, he also disclosed that Miley Cyrus had requested the removal of her backing vocals from the ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ track ‘I Am Veronica’, which had been recorded in 2020.

Both breakdowns were linked to the artist’s political positions and his public support for the controversial far right party For Britain, whose badge he wore during a television appearance in 2019. Although his views have continued to spark debate, including comments from former bandmate Johnny Marr who said they “cast a shadow over The Smiths”, Morrissey has repeatedly stated that he does not identify as far right.

Last summer, the singer posted a statement on his website addressing the stalled release of ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, accusing Capitol Records of “fascism” and describing what he called a “creeping culture of censorship”. He added that he was “quickly coming around to” the idea that the label had only signed the album “in order to sabotage it”.

Further claims from the ‘Suedehead’ singer included allegations that Capitol’s CEO was attempting to undermine his career. He also wrote on his website that he was being “gagged” when it came to discussing the album’s release. Pointing the finger at what he called “idiot culture”, he said: “There is no arts media anymore in England, therefore there’s no one to whom I can sit and talk about this. The fact is, genuine artists in England are now being held hostage by people who object to any manner of alternative opinion.”

Last year, Morrissey said he had regained the rights to ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, along with his 2014 album ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’.

He has also confirmed a European tour for next year, which includes a major headline show at The O2 in Greenwich this February. It will mark his only UK appearance of the year. See all the dates here and find any remaining tickets here.