He's renowned as the man who wrote the wondrous music of The Smiths and as the go-to six-stringer when you need to add some jingle-jangle beauty to your sound but now Johnny Marr is striking out alone.

Having spent the past 20-odd years working with everyone from Talking Heads to Modest Mouse and The Cribs, Johnny Marr is doing it all himself this time around. That includes singing duties. To hear how he fares, check out the video for 'The Messenger' below. The song is taken from his eponymous debut album, due out next year.