You Are the Quarry

Rock · 2004 · 12 tracks

You Are the Quarry

A high-gloss comeback defined by sharp political wit and lush, guitar-driven anthems. Morrissey's baritone has never sounded more confident or more wounded.

The king of mope returns with a machine gun and a bunch of massive pop hooks.

A sharp-witted and grandly produced comeback that balances biting social critique with lush, orchestral vulnerability.

You Are the Quarry · vs · Morrissey

Solitude+1.4σ

Solitude saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

America Is Not the World

4:04

02

Irish Blood, English Heart

2:37

03

I Have Forgiven Jesus

3:42

04

Come Back to Camden

4:15

05

I’m Not Sorry

4:42

06

The World Is Full of Crashing Bores

3:52

07

How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?

3:25

08

First of the Gang to Die

3:39

09

Let Me Kiss You

3:31

10

All the Lazy Dykes

3:31

11

I Like You

4:11

12

You Know I Couldn’t Last

5:51

Moments Worth Waiting For

The aggressive, distortion-heavy opening riff of Irish Blood, English Heart that signals a harder-edged return.

The sweeping, cinematic string swell during the bridge of Come Back to Camden.

The sudden, vulnerable drop in volume when he sings the title line of Let Me Kiss You.

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