Manic Street Preachers – ‘Some Kind of Nothingness’ The problem with making an album packed full of massive pop songs with sweeping choruses is that it’s nigh on impossible for any song to stand out. But if any track off the Manics proudly overblown and gloriously commercial Postcards From A Young Man deserves the…
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’…
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…
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…
If you’ve been thinking recently that 2013 has been a bit underwhelming so far in terms of big new albums, then September might just put it right. Autumn is generally a good time for new albums, as bands who opted to not release new LPs before the festivals now gear up for a big release…
From their new album Futurology, ‘Walk Me To The Bridge’ isn’t the song I was expecting from the Preachers. Though their last lead single ‘Rewind The Song’ was a difficult song to get into but ultimately rewarding, this new song lacks that spark and imagination, and feels like a sub-par release by the Welsh rockers….
Manic Street Preachers have just shared a new track from their forthcoming new album Rewind The Film. ‘Show Me The Wonder’ follows the release of the Richard Hawley-featuring title track, and is a bold and triumphant number featuring a bouncy brass-led rhythm. Check it out: Rewind The Film is out 16 September.
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…
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…
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…
