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This Week’s New Single Releases – 14 July Part 3

Part three of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Lucy Spraggan – ‘Lighthouse’ She dropped out of the X Factor due to illness but, like many of the other competitors, this hasn’t stopped her from releasing a song onto the chart. Her first single proper, after her last […]

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Manics announce new album ‘Rewind The Film’. Watch the video for the Richard Hawley featuring title track here.

Manic Street Preachers have today revealed all about their upcoming 11th studio album. Called Rewind The Film, the album will be released on 16 September and features guest appearances from Cate Le Bon, Lucy Rose and the mighty Richard Hawley, who appears on the title track. As well as announcing the album, the Manics also […]

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Manic Street Preachers hint at new single to be premiered tomorrow (8 July)

Welsh rock legends Manic Street Preachers have hinted on Twitter that they could be unveiling some new music tomorrow, saying: Manics fans might want to listen to 6music monday morning-xxx — ManicStreetPreachers (@Manics) July 6, 2013 The Manics have been busy in the studio recording a new album, which is thought to have the working […]

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Stream: May playlist – all the best new music from May 2014

It’s been another busy month in the world of awesome new music, and we’ve done our best to collate the creme de la creme of all that was amazing in May 2014 into the below playlist. In it you will find a fair amount of La Roux, who burst back onto the scene this month […]

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Watch: Manic Street Preachers release video for new single ‘Walk Me To The Bridge’

Manic Street Preachers have today launched the promo campaign for their upcoming 12th studio album Futurology with the release of lead single ‘Walk Me To The Bridge’. The single is a return to the Manics’ patented epic-rock sound, with layers of guitars and a rollicking chorus from James Dean Bradfield. Watch the video for it below: […]

Manic Street Preachers ‘Postcards From A Young Man’ – Album Review

Manic Street Preachers – Postcards From A Young Man Anyone expecting the Manics’ new album to build on Journal Of Plague Lovers’ resurrection of their angsty, political roots must have been flummoxed by lead single ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love’.   Its sweeping strings, towering chorus and verses ripped straight from Smashing Pumpkins’ […]

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Watch: Manic Street Preachers release lyric video for new single ‘Europa Geht Durch Mich’

Not long now until Welsh legends Manic Street Preachers release their 12th studio album Futurology – the sort of companion piece to last years acoustic album Rewind The Film. We’ve already heard the lead single ‘Walk Me To The Bridge‘, and now the Manics have followed that up with the lyric video for ‘Europa Geht Durch […]

New single reviews – 13th Sep

Manic Street Preachers – (It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love It’s been almost 20 years since the Manics unleashed their distinct brand of politically driven rock with debut album Generation Terrorists. Since then their career has seen them take various musical and lyrical directions, but have always maintained their position at the top […]