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Make-Up Is A Lie

Morrissey

Make-Up Is A Lie

Fourteenth solo release and first in five years the former Smiths frontman produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, The Killers, U2)

ADM rating[?]

5.4

Label
Warner Records
UK Release date
06/03/2026
US Release date
06/03/2026
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    NEW Yet if neurosis, despair and paranoia remain his materials, here he uses them well. In as impressive voice as ever been. Print edition only

  2. 7.0 |   Uncut

    NEW Beyond the conspiracy theories, there's still a poignancy that resonates
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  3. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    NEW The first five songs suggest a great late-period work for the 66-year-old Morrissey, and although Side A stumbles into a second half that staggers a bit before its high-note finish, Make-Up Is a Lie is the intentional work of a man still striving for pop mana, ever true to who he is, for better or worse
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  4. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    NEW Make-Up Is a Lie, the singer’s new album, is a long way short of The Smiths, but it’s merely bad-tempered and argumentative rather than actively offensive
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  5. 6.0 |   The Independent

    NEW 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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  6. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    NEW "I don’t like you," he then continues ad nauseum. This is what he excels in
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  7. 6.0 |   Record Collector

    NEW Sometimes predictably frustrating, sometimes pleasingly fresh, Make-up Is A Lie is a reminder that Morrissey probably couldn’t stop at this stage of the game, much less change
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  8. 5.0 |   Rolling Stone

    NEW His 14th album isn’t going to do much to change his strange place in the world, but it proves his pain is real too
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  9. 5.0 |   All Music

    NEW Morrissey’s singular personality is on full display, and just as uncompromising as ever, but sitting through an entire album of his musings and moanings circa 2026 is less than fun
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  10. 5.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    NEW Many will genuinely want to love this record, but Morrissey makes it remarkably hard
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  11. 4.0 |   Slant Magazine

    NEW Bold truth-teller or cantankerous curmudgeon?
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  12. 1.6 |   Paste Magazine

    NEW His 14th solo album, produced by longtime collaborator Joe Chiccarelli, is rife with boring instrumentals and clunky lyrics that indulge Moz at his most frustratingly gauche
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