Johnny Marr Joins Modest Mouse

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has joined US cult heroes Modest Mouse as a permanent member Isaac Brock has confirmed.

Marr has been collaborating with the Seattle natives on their latest record but Brock now says that he is such an indispensable part of the band he is becoming a full paid up member.

Marr will tour with Modest Mouse in support of their new album which has the working title of ‘We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’.

Brock told Rolling Stone: “He made a cautious commitment to write and record with us, and then the tighter we got, he was like, ‘okay, let’s tour too’."

"Then he was pretty much a member of the band - not pretty much. He’s a full blown member of the band. It’s really ****in’ nice.”