Johnny Marr Shares New Single 'It's Time,' Album Due October 2

Johnny Marr has released "It's Time," the newest preview track from his fifth solo album, The Age Of Everything, due out October 2. The song tackles cynicism and corruption — Marr told NME it's about "assholes with dodgy views." The video was filmed at his sold-out headline show at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester earlier this year, which he has called the biggest headline show of his career.

'It's Time' and The Age Of Everything

Marr has said he wanted to write lyrics that matched the song's musical lift while actually pushing back against cynicism and corruption — finding a stance of resistance within idealism. One lyric runs: "Open eyes to know the truth."

The Age Of Everything follows his 2022 album Fever Dreams Pts 1–4, which NME gave four stars, calling it a record driven by fresh ideas. Preview tracks released so far include "Spin," "Ophelia," and now "It's Time."

What else Marr has been up to

Last year Marr released the live album Look Out Live!, 22 tracks recorded during a 2024 "Spirit Power" tour date at London's Eventim Apollo. In 2023 he put out a career-spanning compilation that included the new song "Somewhere."

He also featured on Gorillaz's latest album, The Mountain, and joined the band onstage in London last September. Marr additionally contributed to War Child's all-star charity album Help(2).

Earlier this month, Morrissey and Marr worked together on a new pressing of a rare The Smiths 7-inch single, included in independent label Rough Trade's Rough Trade 45s: Volume 2 box set. The set, limited to 1,000 copies, is out October 30 and also features tracks from The Fall, Aztec Camera, Mazzy Star, Scritti Politti, and Robert Wyatt.