Morrissey - Swords

There are moments of personal reflection; Munich Air Disaster 1958, for example, is a heartrending lament for the Manchester United players who died in the infamous plane crash, and for those who were left behind. The live cover version of David Bowie's 1973 song Drive-In Saturday reveals a little more of Morrissey's own teenage self, with its lyrics of amorous confusion modified to rhapsodise over The New York Dolls rather than the Rolling Stones. Chrissie Hynde makes a rare appearance, singing backing vocals on Shame is the Name.

The album was compiled by Morrissey who is surely in the rudest of creative health. They're subtly assembled and sequenced -the feeling of approaching extinction in the beautiful The Never-Played Symphonies followed by Sweetie-Pie's promise of a reunion in the afterlife. As Morrissey said of the Tour Of Refusal in March, "all of our answers will be in our songs."

Initial quantities of Swords will come with a bonus disc featuring eight superb live performances recorded in Warsaw in July this year. This will include songs from Morrissey's last two albums and 1994's Vauxhall And I, plus The Smiths' You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby, first heard on the group's 1986 b-side collection The World Won't Listen. In October and November Morrissey and his band will also tour the UK and Europe, with new American dates scheduled for later in the year.
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