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Morrissey unveils spoken word video for new single Istanbul

Posted by Aideen on May 20, 2014

Morrissey unveils spoken word video for new single Istanbul
Morrissey unveils spoken word video for new single Istanbul

Morrissey has released a spoken word video for "Istanbul", the latest single from his upcoming album World Peace Is None Of Your Business. This is the third spoken-word promo video released so far by the former Smiths man in the lead-up to his new album. 

World Peace Is None Of Your Business was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and recorded in France. Morrissey's tenth solo studio album will be released on July 15. His last release was 2009's Years of Refusal, and his long-awaited Autobiography was released last year. The full tracklisting for World Peace Is None Of Your Business is after the jump.

01 World Peace is None of Your Business
02 Neal Cassady Drops Dead
03 Istanbul
04 I'm Not a Man
05 Earth Is the Loneliest Planet
06 Staircase at the University
07 The Bullfighter Dies
08 Kiss Me a Lot
09 Smiler With Knife
10 Kick the Bride Down the Aisle
11 Mountjoy
12 Oboe Concerto
13 Scandinavia [Deluxe]
14 One of Our Own [Deluxe]
15 Drag the River [Deluxe]
16 Forgive Someone [Deluxe]
17 Julie in the Weeds [Deluxe]
18 Art-Hounds [Deluxe]

 

Morrissey unveils spoken word video for new single Istanbul
Morrissey unveils spoken word video for new single Istanbul

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