Call the Comet

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Call the Comet is the third studio album by Johnny Marr, released on June 15, 2018. It was recorded in 2017–2018 at The Crazy Face Factory in Manchester and runs 57 minutes and 53 seconds. The indie rock record was produced by Johnny Marr and James Doviak and released on New Voodoo and Warner Bros. All songs were written by Marr.

The album spawned two singles: "Hi Hello" (May 11, 2018) with the B-side "Jeopardy," and "Spiral Cities" (November 9, 2018) with the B-side "Spectral Eyes." The Japanese edition includes "Jeopardy" as a bonus track. Videos were made for the singles as well as the album tracks "The Tracers" and "Walk Into the Sea."

Call the Comet received generally positive reviews. It has a Metacritic score of 78/100 based on 16 reviews. Critics varied: some hailed it as Marr’s best solo work, while others felt it recycled familiar Brit-rock ideas. Positive comments came from the Associated Press, Hot Press, MusicOMH, Creative Loafing, and Clash, while The Boston Globe offered a more critical view and Pitchfork gave it 6/10.

All tracks on the album were written by Johnny Marr. It follows Adrenalin Baby (2015) and precedes Fever Dreams Pts 1–4 (2022).