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From Loudersound.
Manic Street Preachers have announced a new album, The Ultra Vivid Lament. It’ll be released on September 3, and is the follow-up to 2018’s Resistance Is Futile.
The band have also released a new single, Orwellian, which, the say, “echoes ABBA, the majesty of Alan Rankine’s playing in the Associates, and Talk Talk’s It’s My Life with a Lindsey Buckingham guitar solo.”
They continue: “The track is about the battle to claim meaning, the erasing of context within debate, the overriding sense of factional conflict driven by digital platforms leading to a perpetual state of culture war… It felt like the perfect sonic and lyrical introduction to The Ultra Vivid Lament.”
Guest singers on The Ultra Vivid Lament, which is the first Manics album initially conceived on piano rather than guitar, include Mark Lanegan and Julia Cumming from New York rockers Sunflower Bean. It was recorded over the winter in Wales at Rockfield in Monmouth, and at the band’s Door to the River studio in Newport.
There are exclusive signed copies, picture disc vinyl and cassettes of The Ultra Vivid Lament available from the Manic Street Preachers store, an exclusive version of the vinyl with alternate artwork available at HMV, and a yellow vinyl variant on sale at Amazon.
The Manics have also announced a series of UK dates, which kick off on September 26 at Newcastle City Hall, and climax on December 3 at London’s Wembley Arena. Support comes from The Anchoress.
The newly announced tour is in addition to the dates the band have already confirmed, which include two NHS shows at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena in July. The first night will be free for NHS workers, while the second will raise funds for NHS Wales charities. These shows were originally slated for December last year.
The band say: “We wanted to do something to show our appreciation, love and respect for the NHS and its amazing brave workers. One free show and one fundraising show seemed the best way for us to express our deep gratitude for all their heroic work.”
Manic Street Preachers UK tour 2021
Jul 16: Cardiff Arena (NHS workers show)*
Jul 17: Cardiff Arena (NHS public show)*
Jul 30: Pikehall Y Not Festival*
Aug 07: Linlithgow Party At The Palace*
Aug 29: Alcester Camper Calling Music Festival*
Sep 10: Halifax Live at Piece Hall*
Sep 18: Jersey Electric Park Festival*
Sep 26: Newcastle City Hall
Sep 28: Edinburgh Usher Hall
Sep 29: Dundee Caird Hall
Oct 01, Stoke On-Trent Victoria Hall
Oct 02: Manchester Apollo
Oct 04: York Barbican
Oct 05: Glasgow Barrowlands
Oct 07: Leeds Academy
Oct 08: Portsmouth Guildhall
Oct 10: Bournemouth Academy
Oct 11: Cambridge Corn Exchange
Oct 13: Bath Forum
Oct 14: Bristol Dome
Dec 03: London Wembley Arena
* = Previously announced
Manic Street Preachers – The Ultra Vivid Lament tracklist
1. Still Snowing In Sapporo
2. Orwellian
3. The Secret He Had Missed
4. Quest For Ancient Colour
5. Don’t Let The Night Divide Us
6. Diapause
7. Complicated Illusions
8. Into The Waves Of Love
9. Blank Diary Entry
10. Happy Bored Alone
11. Afterending
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- Manic Street Preachers - Signed Walkerprint - Autographed including Richey - UK - photograph - £495.00, $638.55, €589.05 (Back In Stock) (arrived 12-Jul-2024 09:36)on July 27, 2024 at 1:44 am
MANIC STREET PREACHERS Signed Walkerprint (Very rare Fully Autographed photographic Walkerprint, dated circa 1991 just before the release of Generation Terrorists, featuring an image of the band sat down with Nicky crouched. Despite pin-holes to the top & bottom middle, as well as the corners, the front shows only light discolouration. There is also some remains of poster putty to the corners on the reverse, but this doesn't really impact it in any great way. This has been signed by James, Sean, Nicky and Richey, over each of their images in black felt or ballpoint pen. A superb and authentic piece of Manics history, which would look superb framed)
- Manic Street Preachers - Motown Junk - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £50.00, $64.50, €59.50 (New Item) (arrived 06-Jun-2024 09:36)on July 27, 2024 at 1:44 am
MANIC STREET PREACHERS Motown Junk (Rare original 1991 UK limited edition 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including Sorrow 16 and We Her Majesty's Prisoners. Glossy picture sleeve shows a split to the top seam but otherwise reveals little of its age, the vinyl displays a few light signs of play but remains in Excellent condition. Hard to find in any condition. HVN812)
- Manic Street Preachers - Stay Beautiful - Deletion cut - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 09:15)on July 27, 2024 at 1:44 am
MANIC STREET PREACHERS Stay Beautiful (1991 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including R.P. McMurphy & Soul Contamination, picture sleeve with deletion corner cut)
- Manic Street Preachers - Repeat - Gatefold - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 09:21)on July 27, 2024 at 1:44 am
MANIC STREET PREACHERS Repeat (1991 UK limited edition 4-track 12" vinyl EP, also including Democracy Coma, Love's Sweet Exile & a live version of Stay Beautiful recorded at London's Marquee Club on 4th September 1991, gatefold picture sleeve.The sleeve shows only light edgewear and the vinyl looks barely played)
- Manic Street Preachers - Life Becoming A Landslide E.P. - UK - CD single - £10.00, $12.90, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 11-May-2024 09:44)on July 27, 2024 at 1:44 am
MANIC ST PREACHERS Life Becoming A Landslide E.P. (Scarce 1993 UK original limited edition 4-track CD single, including Comfort Comes, Are Mothers Saints and Charles Windsor.)
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