Kelis You Are The Quarry CD

This version of YOU ARE THE QUARRY includes nine bonus tracks and a bonus DVD featuring videos and live performances.

Armed with a new label (Attack Records), a new producer (Jerry Finn of Blink 182 and Green Day fame), and, on the album cover, a Tommy gun, Morrissey immediately lines up his targets at the outset of YOU ARE THE QUARRY. The sharp-witted Brit-pop icon takes shots at the United States and England, respectively, on the biting "America Is Not the World" and the bold "Irish Blood, English Heart." Unsurprisingly, the rest of the album doesn't shy away from frustration-fueled topics ("I Have Forgiven Jesus," "The World Is Full of Crashing Bores"), revealing that the former Smiths singer hasn't missed a step lyrically or vocally in the seven years since 1997's MALADJUSTED.

Enhanced by the guitars of longtime collaborators Alain Whyte and Boz Boorer, the sound here is vintage Morrissey, though a few tracks bear the energetic influence of QUARRY's punk-pop-inclined producer. Standout songs include the gorgeous, dreamy "I'm Not Sorry" and "First of the Gang to Die," a love letter to his unlikely Latino fan base in Los Angeles. While the record clearly marks a new phase for the beloved crooner, it also reminds listeners of why they grew to love him in the first place.

This CD includes B sides and comes packaged with a special bonus DVD. The DVD includes the music video for "Irish Blood, English Heart" and the music video for "First Of The Gang To Die" featuring live footage taken from "Who Put The M In Manchester DVD coming in March 2005. Also on the DVD are live versions of "First Of The Gang To Die", "I Have Forgiven Jesus" and "Let Me Kiss You" from July and August performances on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilbourn.

Personnel: Morrissey (vocals); Alain Whyte, Jesse Tobias, Boz Boorer (guitar); Camilla Pay (harp); Rhys Williams (flute); Roger Manning, Mark Farrell (keyboards); Gary Day (bass guitar); Dean Butterworth (drums).Spin (p.65) - Ranked #24 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "[A] re-energized Morrissey opened up is music..."
Uncut (p.92) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Morrissey sings better with every passing year..."
Uncut (p.76) - Ranked #45 in Uncut's "Best New Albums of 2004" - "A triumphant comeback, this found Mozzer in complete control of that half-tragic, half-hilarious thing he does..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[A] robust, rigorous record, its detail and texture proving it's not just Attack that's been rejuvenated....[A] charisma masterclass, a mature work from a teenage icon."