Nile Marr, son of the Smiths' Johnny Marr, shares “liberating” new single, Only Time Can Break Your Heart

Nile Marr
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Nile Marr has dropped an upbeat new single titled Only Time Can Break Your Heart, taken from his new two-track seven-inch, How We Drift.

Marr, son of Smiths legend Johnny Marr, described the track – which was recorded at a home studio situated in an abandoned mill – as “liberating”, and said How We Drift is the product of “writing the kind of songs I’ve always wanted to write”.

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Matt Owen
Senior Staff Writer, GuitarWorld.com

Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.