Johnny Marr Releases New Single 'It's Time,' Filmed at His Biggest Solo Headline Show
Johnny Marr has released a new single, 'It's Time,' the third track to emerge from his forthcoming fifth solo album The Age of Everything, due out on 2 October via BMG. The song arrives with a music video shot at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl, captured during the largest headlining show of Marr's solo career. (Rolling Stone)
Marr described 'It's Time' as a song about singing on worldly issues while finding defiance in idealism and resisting cynicism and corruption. It follows the previously shared singles 'Spin' and 'Ophelia,' which Marr began releasing in June to preview the album. (God Is In The TV)
The Age of Everything is a 10-track record, written in London, developed live on the road across the U.S. East Coast, and recorded in Manchester. Marr called it the most cathartic album he has made, and said the title came to him early in the writing process. The album also includes two brand-new songs, 'Somewhere' and 'The Answer,' alongside previously heard material. A track titled 'Look Out Live!' and another called 'Spirit Power' also appear on Marr's official website. (Facebook)
Marr's official site lists the album in three physical formats: a limited edition splatter vinyl at £29.99, a standard vinyl at £27.99, and a CD at £11.99. (johnnymarr.com)
Less than three weeks after the album lands, Marr will publish an illustrated, enhanced and reformatted anniversary edition of his autobiography Set the Boy Free on 22 October via Thames & Hudson. The new edition includes previously unseen archival photography, a fresh introduction, a foreword by Noel Gallagher, and a personal eulogy for Andy Rourke — Marr's former Smiths bandmate, who died in 2023. (Rolling Stone)
For fans of Marr's work, the back half of 2026 brings both new music and a newly expanded version of his life story. The Castlefield Bowl footage gives the single a setting rooted in his hometown, and the autobiography's anniversary edition adds a written tribute to a bandmate whose influence on British guitar music has rarely been out of conversation.
