Spectrum Culture: "Morrissey: Make-Up Is a Lie" review by Will Pinfold - 73% (March 9, 2026)
Excerpt:
In that regard, Make-Up Is a Lie is less problematic than its immediate predecessors. Why even worry about that since he’s a singer and not a politician? Well, the years since whatever you regard as Morrissey’s last really great album – Ringleader of the Tormentors? You Are the Quarry? – have proved that while it’s quite possible to do without him altogether. There’s no replacing him. For those who have loved his work, there isn’t any other music that will give quite the same feeling as, say, “Now My Heart is Full.” There just isn’t. On Make-Up Is a Lie there often isn’t, either, but it has its moments. The album gets off to a promising start with “You’re Right, It’s Time.” Joe Chiccarelli’s production is among the best Morrissey has ever had, and the band is fantastic too. Brendan Buckley’s drums are crisp and he’s inventive whenever there’s an opportunity for it; Juan Galeano’s bass playing is noticeably superb throughout the album, as are guitarists Carmen...
In that regard, Make-Up Is a Lie is less problematic than its immediate predecessors. Why even worry about that since he’s a singer and not a politician? Well, the years since whatever you regard as Morrissey’s last really great album – Ringleader of the Tormentors? You Are the Quarry? – have proved that while it’s quite possible to do without him altogether. There’s no replacing him. For those who have loved his work, there isn’t any other music that will give quite the same feeling as, say, “Now My Heart is Full.” There just isn’t. On Make-Up Is a Lie there often isn’t, either, but it has its moments. The album gets off to a promising start with “You’re Right, It’s Time.” Joe Chiccarelli’s production is among the best Morrissey has ever had, and the band is fantastic too. Brendan Buckley’s drums are crisp and he’s inventive whenever there’s an opportunity for it; Juan Galeano’s bass playing is noticeably superb throughout the album, as are guitarists Carmen...
Morrissey Central "JOHNNY MORRISSEY" (March 8, 2026)
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March 8, 2026
The actor in The Monsters of Pig Alley video who plays the 'bearded father' is Johnny Morrissey, who is Morrissey's nephew.
UPDATE 2:25PM:
Image added to original Central post, link posted by JoeSellMozza.
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Salon: "Morrissey was always a jerk" by Andi Zeisler (March 7, 2026)
Morrissey was always a jerk
Despite a new album and an unswayable fan base, Morrissey wants nothing more than to validate his victimhood.
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Despite a new album and an unswayable fan base, Morrissey wants nothing more than to validate his victimhood
UPDATE 1:20PM PT:
Link first posted by Famous when dead in the Strange/unexpected Moz references? thread earlier.
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Morrissey Central "THE MONSTERS OF PIG ALLEY" (March 7, 2026)
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The Independent: "Make-Up is a Lie: Best approached as a minefield" by Helen Brown (3 of 5 stars) (March 6, 2026)
The Independent 3/5
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Morrissey’s album Make-Up is a Lie is best approached as a minefield - review
Former Smiths frontman doesn’t make it easy for the listener, even if there are some good songs on his latest album
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The Guardian: "Make-Up Is a Lie review – nostalgic, sentimental and dull..." by Rachel Aroesti (2 of 5 stars) (March 6, 2026)
And then there is The Guardian…
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Morrissey: Make-Up Is a Lie review – nostalgic, sentimental and dull, he is a shadow of what he once was
Dodgy conspiracy theories are thankfully kept to one track, but the rest is not much better, lacking insight even when Morrissey returns to his specialist subjects
Morrissey: Make-Up Is a Lie review – nostalgic, sentimental and dull, he is a shadow of what he once was
Dodgy conspiracy theories are thankfully kept to one track, but the rest is not much better, lacking insight even when Morrissey returns to his specialist subjects
Morrissey: Make-Up Is a Lie review – nostalgic, sentimental and dull, he is a shadow of what he once was
Dodgy conspiracy theories are thankfully kept to one track, but the rest is not much better, lacking insight even when Morrissey returns to his specialist subjects
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