Morrissey Seems To Have A New Album, Show Cancellation

For several years, Morrissey has publicly complained that no record label will release his new music. Capitol was allegedly supposed to share Bonfire Of Teenagers in 2023, but instead he departed and said the label was trying to wreck his career. In September the former Smiths frontman said labels wouldn't put out the LP due to the controversial title track, and in November he said it was because free speech is criminalized.

Last week Morrissey announced that he finally has a distributor, the Smiths' former US label Sire. Now he's going in album cycle mode, except the release he's promoting is You're Right, It's Time, which is a different one than Bonfire Of Teenagers.

Bonfire Of Teenagers was recorded between 2020 and 2021 with producer Andrew Watt, and was set to feature Miley Cyrus, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Flea, and Iggy Pop. Its title was inspired by the tragic 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack that happened at an Ariana Grande concert and left 22 dead. Meanwhile You're Right, It's Time — originally titled Without Music The World Dies — was recorded in 2023 at La Fabrique Studios in France with producer Joe Chiccarelli. Yesterday Morrissey posted the tracklist, which includes some songs he's performed live. “The second album will be released first,” Morrissey told Teraz Rock over the summer. “It's breathtaking from start to finish.”

Speaking of performances, he has been on a roll with show cancellations; in September he canceled an Ottawa concert over a Bluesky threat, in October he canceled a Turkey gig due to backlash over his support for Israel, and in November he canceled his South American tour citing "extreme exhaustion." Now, it seems he's cancelling his first-ever Dominican Republic concert, which was previously announced for Jan. 25. While it's still listed on his tour page, and there is no statement from Moz or promoter, the event was removed from both the ticketing site and the venue's site earlier this week.