Official word (courtesy of True To You) is as follows: *US dates will now precede the projected tours of New Zealand and Australia for 2009. Years Of Refusal now has a release date of February 23rd, which will also see the start of a lengthy US tour. New Zealand and Australia will now follow the US dates. The new album is preceded by ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’ as a single release. CD1 and CD2 will be supported by two new songs ‘Because Of My Poor Education’ and ‘Shame Is The Name’. Both songs were recorded with Jerry Finn as part of the Refusal sessions, and ‘Shame Is The Name’ features additional vocals by Chrissie Hynde.* Visit Morrissey at his MySpace page.

MP3: Morrissey – Alma Matters