In June 2011, Morrissey debuted three new and still-unreleased songs during what is no doubt a heavily bootlegged session on BBC Radio 2 — and about a month later, it turns out, he entered a Dublin studio with legendary producer Tony Visconti to record the trio of tunes, along with a fourth he later debuted in concert.
Morrissey’s in-studio performances of those songs — “The Kid’s a Looker,” “Action is My Middle Name,” “People are the Same Everywhere” and “Scandanavia” — currently are being aired on the Sundance Channel in Canada as part of the program “Studio in Session.”
In the playlist posted above, you can see the four songs presented in three parts, thanks to uploader Mallyrose86 (who came to our attention via SomeDizzyWhore), with most of the interspersed segments that featured Foster the People and Alice Gold removed.
Selist: Morrissey on “Studio in Session”
Recorded at Temple Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland; July 2011
Produced by Tony Visconti
1. “The Kid’s a Looker”
2. “Scandinavia”
3. “Action is My Middle Name”
4. “People are the Same Everywhere”
REVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS:
- Billy Bragg takes on Morrissey over slam of London Olympics’ ‘blustering jingoism’
- Morrissey adds 2 New York City dates at Terminal 5 after ‘instant’ Radio City sell-out
- Morrissey announces 33-date U.S. tour — including L.A. show with Iggy & The Stooges
- Morrissey: Reports of my retirement are ‘wishful thinking’ by journalists
- On eve of libel trial, NME apologizes to Morrissey: ‘We do not believe he is a racist’
- Morrissey ranks recent gigs, says he’s ‘no closer’ to releasing his completed album
- Milestones: Morrissey is 53 today; watch 12 full Smiths, Moz concerts from 1983-2012
- ‘The Smiths — Complete’ box set: 8 albums on vinyl, CD; plus 25 7-inch singles, DVD
Sounds good. Gotta admit he’s consistent- If you asked me which album this song came off of, i’d have to say: any one of them.
They’re all pretty drab imho. Apart from Scandinavia which has a slight hint of former greatness.
La La La La Laaaaa
All these sound great, want new album now!
And he owes us an Australian Tour :)
Good stuff. Nothing great, but pretty darn good. Too bad Moz and his various line ups over the years have always sounded better in studio than live. I also love how satisfied Moz is with himself after the first cut. haha. Classic.
if we ever needed a smiths reunion tour, it’s now.