The songs use pealing, Byrds-like guitars, gleaming keyboard chords and well-turned melody lines, a world away from the abrasiveness and austerity associated with post-punk. During his set, Morrissey performed Jobriath’s “Morning Starship”; it will appear on “California Son,” an album of other people’s songs due on May 24. Morrissey worked the Broadway stage as he works larger ones. He concentrated on singing, strolling around and occasionally whipping his microphone cord — no wireless for Morrissey. For “Jack the Ripper,” the theater filled with smoke and Morrissey performed in a cloud of blood-red light.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2019 18:45 UTC