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Make Up Is A Lie (CD)

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MORRISSEY MARKS HIS RETURN TO SIRE RECORDS WITH THE RELEASE OF NEW SINGLE MAKE-UP IS A LIE FROM THE ALBUMMAKE-UP IS A LIE SET FOR MARCH 6,2026RELEASE VIA SIRE/WARNER RECORDS

January 9 2026 (Los Angeles) Today,MORRISSEY,one of the most beloved and influential artists of all time announces the impending arrival of his fourteenth solo studio album,MAKE-UP IS A LIE- set for release onMarch 6- with the immediate release of the lead single,Make-up is a Lie,out now viaSire/Warner Records. The stirring and sonically dynamic new song arrives alongside the long whispered-about tracklist for the highly anticipated project MORRISSEYS first album in over five years marks his welcome return toSire Records.

MAKE-UP IS A LIEreunitesMORRISSEYwith producerJoe Chiccarelli(The Strokes, The White Stripes, Weezer, My Morning Jacket) as he returns to Studio La Fabrique in the Saint-Rmy-de-Provence region of Southern France. With poetic and provocative lyrics, evocatively unpredictable instrumentation, and a title that can be read as an explicit call for unvarnished truth and expression, the 12-song set is poised to further cementMORRISSEYstatus as one of the most acclaimed and potent voices of the last four decades.

The albums first single is an intoxicating introduction. Co-written byMORRISSEYkeyboardistCamila Grey,Make-up is a Liesurges forth on a trip-hop-like groove echoing drums, propulsive bass riff, mysterious atmosphere that bursts into swirling dream-pop for the chorus.MORRISSEYvocally floats across the track, weaving a curious tale of a woman who keeps desperately trying to deliver him a message, even in death:

Ten years passed in boredom

I made my way to Paris

to stand before her gravestone

I read the words in granite

one.

two.

three four five.

"MAKE-UP IS A LIE! ALL MAKE-UP, MAKE-UP IS A LIE!"

MORRISSEYis joined onMAKE-UP IS A LIEby a familiar cast of characters and bandmates, includingJesse Tobias,Camila Grey,Carmen Vandenberg,Juan Galeano,Alain Whyte,Gustavo Manzur, andBrendan Buckley. The tracklist includes some song titles previously referenced byMorrisseyand others never before revealed, as well as a faithful cover ofRoxy Musics 1973 deep cut Amazona. #MakeUpIsALie