And in other news, here’s something you don’t see every day: Lady Gaga, posing with Morrissey and frontman of Semi-Precious Weapons, Justin Tranter after Gaga’s June 3 Monster Ball show in Manchester.

As usual, Moz looks most pleased with the situation at hand.

Photo courtesy of Rolling Stone. Thanks for the find, Matt Music Slut!

Sweden is the epicenter of pop perfection. This is a fact that will never change.

Case in point: Moto Boy, and his album released today, Lost in the Call.

Moto Boy’s mournful coos and falsetto cries are nothing if not captivating, at times evoking Morrissey‘s sad, solemn delivery (“When My Heart Was High”); at others a cross between a less theatrical Rufus Wainwright and a deeper voiced Jónsi Birgisson (“A Different Kind of Love”).

Recorded in Malmö, Sweden, the ten romantic, haunting numbers of Lost in the Call ache with lump-in-throat emotion, including the moving “If Only Your Bed Could Cry,” (which was originally released with Titiyo last year). At other times, the record bursts forth with jubilant defiance and hope, as with lead single “The Heart is a Rebel.”

“I wish that I could always feel the way I feel tonight,” the singer nearly whispers above the lush strings of the final track, “The Way I Feel Tonite,” a nearly instrumental closer that recalls the magic flowing through Björk‘s Vespertine.

Complete with sweeping, magestic melodies that bristle with a pop sensibility, Lost in the Call is a warm collection of sounds both entrancing and romantic. For the bright-eyed pop lovers and late night dreamers, this album is an absolute must.

To listen to the album in full, click here. You can also choose to buy the album in a number of formats at the official store.

Here we have ourselves a massive release, thanks to 8/1: The first single from legendary Smiths lead vocalist Morrissey‘s upcoming album. The track is called “I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris.” While chipper in melody, the track maintains that signature, melancholic quality of the Morrissey brand.

As you may notice, the track is indeed quite good. Excellent lyricism and a proper melody coul carry this track quite far on the charts when released in February. According to the Wise Wiki page, Morrissey joked that the track would be an entry into last year’s Eurovision. And while it’s certainly no Scooch, something tells me it would have had a shot.

Years of Refusal is to be released on February 16, 2009. Click read more to see the gorgeous lyrics!

DL: Morrissey – I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris (zShare)

In the absence of your touch
And in the absence of loved ones
I have decided I’m throwing my arms around all of Paris
Because only stone and steel accept my love

In the absence of your smiling face
I traveled all over the place
And I have decided I’m throwing my arms around all of Paris
Because only stone and steel accept my love
I’m throwing my arms around all of Paris
Because only stone and steel accept my love.

I’m throwing my arms around Paris
Because nobody wants my love
Nobody wants my love
Nobody needs my love
Nobody wants my love

Yes, you made yourself plain
Yes, you made yourself very plain