Morrison and Vanian eventually married and had a daughter, Emily, born on 9 February 2004.
Around this time, Morrison 'retired' from performing with the band, though she remained involved with The Damned as the band's manager.
Her replacement on bass was Stu West.

In 2006, The Damned released the single "Little Miss Disaster", and a live DVD MGE25 documenting a 2004 Manchester concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of Machine Gun Etiquette.
On 21 October 2006, BBC Radio 2 broadcast an hour-long documentary titled Is She Really Going Out With Him?
concerning the recording of the Damned's first single "New Rose" and the group's place in the 1976 London punk scene.
Featuring interviews with James, Sensible, Scabies, Glen Matlock, Don Letts and Chrissie Hynde, the programme discussed the bands and personalities around the scene, particularly the Anarchy in the U.K. tour.

On 28 October 2008, The Damned released for download their tenth studio album, So, Who's Paranoid?,
followed by a conventional release on the English Channel label on 10 November (UK) and 9 December (US).
To promote the album, the band made back-to-back appearances performing on the CBS network TV broadcasts in the US on Halloween eve and Halloween on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
The band undertook a 23-date UK tour to promote their new album, supported by Devilish Presley and Slicks Kitchen.
The band then played a set and conducted a short interview on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU on 16 May 2009.

In November 2009, the band supported heavy metal band Motörhead on the UK leg of their world tour.

Continual touring occurred throughout the UK and Europe over the next few years.
In 2012, they played South America for the first time, with dates in São Paulo (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).
They returned to the Rhythm Festival, one of only four headline acts to return over the festival's seven-year history.
In 2012, The Damned announced that they would return for 2013's Rebellion festival alongside The Exploited, The Casualties and others.

On 7 November 2014 Captain Sensible and Dave Vanian appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.

In 2015, The Damned were featured in a documentary by director Wes Orshoski called The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead.
The documentary charts the history of the band against a backdrop of interviews and tour footage from 2011 to 2014, and was edited together rough to make the film feel more like The Damned's first album.
 
After the release of the film, on 12 September 2015, former bassist Bryn Merrick died of throat cancer.
Merrick had played on Phantasmagoria and Anything.
At the time of his death he had been playing in a Ramones tribute band, the Shamones.

In May 2016 the band played a 40th anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall.

In the summer of 2017 "Neat Neat Neat" was prominently featured in the movie Baby Driver and its soundtrack.
On 11 September 2017 the band announced that Stu West was leaving the band and former bassist Paul Gray who had played on 2 Warfare songs in 2016 for Evo would be returning for the new album.
 Evil Spirits, the band's eleventh album and first in ten years, was released on 13 April 2018.
It peaked at #7 on the UK Album chart, their highest ever chart position, topping their previous high of #11 in 1985 ("Phantasmagoria").
The album was recorded in November 2017 in New York City and produced by Tony Visconti who is best known for his work with David Bowie.
To get the album made, it was largely crowdfunded through Pledge Music.
The album was preceded by the first single, "Standing On the Edge of Tomorrow" in January 2018 along with the singles "Devil in Disguise" and "Look Left" in March 2018 and "Procrastination" in April 2018.

Starting on 23 May 2019 The Damned will be on tour performing their third studio album, Machine Gun Etiquette, which they haven’t played in full since its release in 1979.
The tour will include such venues as the House of Blues, Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival and Rebellion Festival.

On 25 June 2019, The New York Times Magazin
Morrison and Vanian eventually married and had a daughter, Emily, born on 9 February 2004. Around this time, Morrison 'retired' from performing with the band, though she remained involved with The Damned as the band's manager. Her replacement on bass was Stu West.
In 2006, The Damned released the single "Little Miss Disaster", and a live DVD MGE25 documenting a 2004 Manchester concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of Machine Gun Etiquette. On 21 October 2006, BBC Radio 2 broadcast an hour-long documentary titled Is She Really Going Out With Him? concerning the recording of the Damned's first single "New Rose" and the group's place in the 1976 London punk scene. Featuring interviews with James, Sensible, Scabies, Glen Matlock, Don Letts and Chrissie Hynde, the programme discussed the bands and personalities around the scene, particularly the Anarchy in the U.K. tour.
On 28 October 2008, The Damned released for download their tenth studio album, So, Who's Paranoid?, followed by a conventional release on the English Channel label on 10 November (UK) and 9 December (US). To promote the album, the band made back-to-back appearances performing on the CBS network TV broadcasts in the US on Halloween eve and Halloween on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The band undertook a 23-date UK tour to promote their new album, supported by Devilish Presley and Slicks Kitchen. The band then played a set and conducted a short interview on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU on 16 May 2009.
In November 2009, the band supported heavy metal band Motörhead on the UK leg of their world tour.
Continual touring occurred throughout the UK and Europe over the next few years. In 2012, they played South America for the first time, with dates in São Paulo (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). They returned to the Rhythm Festival, one of only four headline acts to return over the festival's seven-year history. In 2012, The Damned announced that they would return for 2013's Rebellion festival alongside The Exploited, The Casualties and others.
On 7 November 2014 Captain Sensible and Dave Vanian appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.
In 2015, The Damned were featured in a documentary by director Wes Orshoski called The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead. The documentary charts the history of the band against a backdrop of interviews and tour footage from 2011 to 2014, and was edited together rough to make the film feel more like The Damned's first album.  
After the release of the film, on 12 September 2015, former bassist Bryn Merrick died of throat cancer. Merrick had played on Phantasmagoria and Anything. At the time of his death he had been playing in a Ramones tribute band, the Shamones.
In May 2016 the band played a 40th anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall.
In the summer of 2017 "Neat Neat Neat" was prominently featured in the movie Baby Driver and its soundtrack. On 11 September 2017 the band announced that Stu West was leaving the band and former bassist Paul Gray who had played on 2 Warfare songs in 2016 for Evo would be returning for the new album.  Evil Spirits, the band's eleventh album and first in ten years, was released on 13 April 2018. It peaked at #7 on the UK Album chart, their highest ever chart position, topping their previous high of #11 in 1985 ("Phantasmagoria"). The album was recorded in November 2017 in New York City and produced by Tony Visconti who is best known for his work with David Bowie. To get the album made, it was largely crowdfunded through Pledge Music. The album was preceded by the first single, "Standing On the Edge of Tomorrow" in January 2018 along with the singles "Devil in Disguise" and "Look Left" in March 2018 and "Procrastination" in April 2018.
Starting on 23 May 2019 The Damned will be on tour performing their third studio album, Machine Gun Etiquette, which they haven’t played in full since its release in 1979. The tour will include such venues as the House of Blues, Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival and Rebellion Festival. 
On 25 June 2019, The New York Times Magazin
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