After the one-two punch of The Messenger and Playland early in the 2010s, Johnny Marr has been consistent in dropping a guitar-heavy solo album every four years since. Following 2022’s expansive Fever Dreams Pts 1-4, he recently revealed another new LP right on cue, with The Age of Everything set to drop on October 2. Following lead single “Spin,” today he’s sharing another track called “Ophelia” which possesses a sense of yearning rooted in his work way back when with The Smiths.
“The character of Ophelia is confounding but there's a real nobility and strength which reminds me of someone in my life,” he shared of the tune. “So the name just stuck and sounded like a song. I thought about the character and I saw quite a few similarities with the Ophelia. As a songwriter, sometimes these things happen where it just sings really well over the track and you go with it. It turned out right.”
Since his last album, Marr released a best-of compilation of his solo work, as well a book about guitars—both of which he spoke with us about a few years back. He also materialized earlier this year to contribute to the latest War Child comp, HELP(2). You can check out his latest single below, and pre-order The Age of Everything here.
