Released in September 1987 (a couple months after they had officially disbanded), Strangeways, Here We Come was the final studio album from The Smiths.
The tracklist has 10 songs and a runtime of ~36 minutes.
1. A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours
2. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
3. Death of a Disco Dancer
4. Girlfriend in a Coma
5. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
6. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
7. Unahppy Birthday
8. Paint a Vulgar Picture
9. Death at One's Elbow
10. I Won't Share You
Strangeways carries itself incredibly well as a final album. It has that signature guitar from Marr and the compelling lyricism from Morrisey which mashes all together to form an incredibly impactful goodbye.
I'm not sure if they knew this would be their finale, but you can almost hear it in the guitar, although that may a by-product of the songs themselves being a bit more mellow.
Despite that, it's the sort of album that can get you up from your chair and make you sing and dance. It's incredibly fun and, to use a word that I'm not sure is a word, jiggy! I get why Morrisey used to sort of wiggle about during performances.
Paint a Vulgar Picture
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Girlfriend in a Coma