Johnny Marr has announced a reissue of Boomslang, his 2003 solo debut as Johnny Marr & The Healers, which will be out September 20 via BMG. The reissue adds seven previously unreleased and rare songs to the original album’s 11 tracks.
The Healers came after Marr’s ’90s runs with The The and Electronic, and just before he joined Modest Mouse. The band included drummer Zak Starkey (The Who, Ringo Starr’s son) and former Kula Shaker bassist Alonza Bevan. Says Johnny: “We holed ourselves up in our own otherworld and experimented with different ways to write, record and think; guitars and percussion all together in a room, and programming with new technology from the electronic scene. Everything was about discovery.”
Johnny adds, “Twenty years on, I’m pleased we created the music and this new release of Boomslang has given me the opportunity to revisit it and present some songs that we weren’t able to include the first time around. The Healers was something special that happened to me and I’m grateful that it did. A special group of people in a special moment in time.”
You can listen to one of the previously unreleased songs, “All Out Attack,” below.
Johnny will be on tour this fall with his longtime friends James, including a NYC show at Brooklyn Paramount on October 8. All dates are listed below.
BOOMSLANG:
The Last Ride
Caught Up
Down On The Corner
Need It
You Are The Magic
InBetweens
Another Day
Headland
Long Gone
Something To Shout About
Bangin’ On
Bonus Tracks:
The Way That It Was
All Out Attack
Get Me Wrong
Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right
A Woman Like You
You Are The Magic (Union Mix)
Get Me Wrong (Instrumental Version)
JOHNNY MARR & JAMES – 2024 TOUR DATES
SEP 17: DENVER, CO @ PARAMOUNT THEATRE
SEP 20: VANCOUVER, BC @ QUEEN ELIZABETH
SEP 21: SEATTLE, WA @ THE MOORE
SEP 22: PORTLAND, OR @ MCMENAMINS CRYSTAL BALLROOM
SEP 23: SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ THE WARFIELD
SEP 25: LOS ANGELES, CA @ ORPHEUM THEATRE
SEP 29: AUSTIN, TX @ STUBBS
SEP 30: DALLAS, TX @ MAJESTIC THEATRE
OCT 1: HOUSTON, TX @ BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
OCT 3: ATLANTA, GA @ THE EASTERN
OCT 4: NEW ORLEANS, LA @ THE FILLMORE NEW ORLEANS
OCT 6: WASHINGTON, D.C. @ WARNER THEATRE
OCT 8: BROOKLYN, NY @ PARAMOUNT
OCT 10: BOSTON, MA @ ORPHEUM
OCT 11: PHILADELPHIA, PA @ FRANKLIN MUSIC HALL
OCT 13: MONTREAL, QC @ MTELUS
OCT 14: TORONTO, ON @ HISTORY
OCT 15: DETROIT, MI @ MASONIC TEMPLE
OCT 17: CHICAGO, IL @ RIVIERA THEATRE
OCT 18: SAINT PAUL, MN @ PALACE THEATRE