You Are The Quarry - Morrissey

You are the Quarry (YatQ) sees Morrissey's long-awaited return - seven years after the release of his previous album Maladjusted. It was because of YatQ that I started listening to Morrissey and also to The Smiths, and I've been hooked since - now owning all The Smiths' albums, and most of Morrissey's (except Maladjusted and Southpaw Grammar). I think that, along with Your Arsenal and Vauxhall and I, YatQ is one of the strongest albums Morrissey has made yet. YatQ has a wide collection of songs from the upbeat and more-recognisable songs such as 'Irish Blood, English Heart' (featured on the Fifa 2005 soundtrack) and 'First of the Gang to Die', to slower-ballad ...

‘You Are The Quarry’ is Morrissey’s first album release in seven years (since 1997’s somewhat coolly received ‘Maladjusted’), and his first with new label ‘Attack Records’. In that time the musical landscape has changed somewhat, and I have to admit that until the release of this album I hadn’t been listening much to his previous work (either as a solo artist, or with ‘The Smiths’) as of late. Having seen this advertised in advance of it’s release and hearing the somewhat fast-paced, catchy single ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’ frequently on the radio, I decided to purchase this album and see whether it would see a return to something like his best ...