Wednesday, March 22, 2017

The The Teams Up With Johnny Marr For New Single For Record Store Day

The The's Matt Johnson and Johnny Marr has teamed up again for a brand new single called 'You Can't Stop What's Coming', which will be out as a seven-inch single for Record Store Day (April 22). 

This is THE THE's first single in 15 years and will will be the first collaboration between the former Smiths guitarist and The The since Marr joined ranks with the band from 1988-1994.

Featuring Matt Johnson's distinctive vocals and lyrics as well as a stellar cast of musicians. Former THE THE members involved include Zeke Manyika on percussion (Soul Mining / Infected), James Eller on bass (Mind Bomb / Dusk) plus long-time friend and collaborator Johnny Marr on guitar. 

Also featured are Meja Kullersten (Swedish composer & singer) on backing vocals, Chris Whitten (Johnny Cash, The Waterboys) on drums and Iain Berryman (Florence & The Machine) on keyboards.

Check out the Record Store Day listing for the new song here.