Mark Morriss

Mark Morriss
Mark Morriss
	Morriss in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Mark James Morriss
Born	18 October 1971 (age 49); Hounslow, Middlesex, England
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock, Britpop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1994–present
Associated acts	The Bluetones

Mark James Morriss (born 18 October 1971) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman for The Bluetones. He is the older brother of bandmate and bass player/illustrator Scott Morriss, and is also pursuing a solo career.

His debut solo album, Memory Muscle, was released in May 2008. A folk-tinged record, it includes five re-recorded tracks which had previously been released under the name "Fi-Lo Beddow" as an EP in February 2006. The strings on the record were arranged by film composer David Arnold, who became a fan of Expecting to Fly whilst scoring Independence Day.^[1]

Mark in Concert

In 2014, Morriss released his second solo album, A Flash of Darkness, through Acid Jazz Records.^[2] This was followed by another Acid Jazz release in 2015, The Taste of Mark Morriss, an album of cover versions. Morriss has also recorded the theme music for all of the children's audiobooks written by David Walliams. Morriss is also currently a full member of Matt Berry's live band, The Maypoles, and regularly tours the UK with this outfit as a rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist.

In 2021, Morriss appeared as the vocalist for Billy Reeves' The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost project, on the album Afters. Morriss joined former theaudience member Reeves on the album, which was co-produced by Richard Archer of Hard-Fi, with the album also featuring members of Cocteau Twins, Engineers and Gazpacho.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Solo discography[]

EPs[]

2006 - The Fi-Lo Beddow EP

Singles[]

2008 - "I'm Sick"
2008 - "Lay Low" (download-only)
2014 - "This Is The Lie (And That's The Truth)"
2014 - "Space Cadet"
2015 - "Lucretia (My Reflection)"
2019 - "All The Wrong People"
2019 - "The Beans"

Albums[]

2008 - Memory Muscle
2014 - A Flash of Darkness (originally a Pledge campaign album, but reissued through the Acid Jazz label)
2015 - The Taste of Mark Morriss
2017 - Look Up (originally a Pledge campaign album, but reissued on vinyl in 2019 through the Reckless Yes label)

References[]

^ "Fullfill Music". Fullfill.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
^ Adam Jacques (16 February 2014). "How we met: Mark Morriss & Matt Berry". The Independent.
^ https://www.loudersound.com/news/the-helicopter-and-the-holy-ghost-launch-themselves-with-video-for-slow-down
^ https://kscopemusic.com/artists/thehothg/
^ https://www.xsnoize.com/the-helicopter-of-the-holy-ghost-release-video-for-second-single-i-will-never-hurt/

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "Fullfill Music". Fullfill.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

[2] Adam Jacques (16 February 2014). "How we met: Mark Morriss & Matt Berry". The Independent.

[3] ttps://www.loudersound.com/news/the-helicopter-and-the-holy-ghost-launch-themselves-with-video-for-slow-down

[4] ttps://kscopemusic.com/artists/thehothg/

[5] ttps://www.xsnoize.com/the-helicopter-of-the-holy-ghost-release-video-for-second-single-i-will-never-hurt/

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Compilations	The Singles
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