Inspired by Welsh artists Gwen and Augustus John, The Secret He Had Missed is slighter, its vocal trade-offs between Bradfield and Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming bringing to mind Resistance…’s similarly under-powered Vivian. A bit Bowie, a bit Bunnymen, Orwellian is also inescapably, unrepentantly the Manics, from its title to the way it wrings anthemic returns from apocalyptic lyrical imagery. Still Snowing In Sapporo invokes Talk Talk and ABBA yet visits the sorrowed lineage of Rewind The Film or Distant Colours, with its translucent reflections on the fade of memories. That abiding constancy becomes an increasingly sturdy source of potency the more the album unfolds. Yet even at their most referential, the Manics cannot help but be themselves. Clearer still, James Dean Bradfield’s decision to write a lot of the songs on piano also brings pronounced echoes of Swedish pop juggernauts ABBA to the fore.
The Clash, Lodger-era David Bowie, the Bunnymen, Simple Minds and more leap out among audible points of influence. Even by Nicky Wire’s crate-digging standards, their track-by-track guide for the album brims with artful and populist reference points. While the world offers few reasons for uplift right now, the Manics tap into one sure resource for galvanising returns: a great record collection. Three tough years of family losses, Covid, Tory failures, middle age and more later, their 14th album rakes over the wreckage and emerges as a generous, deeply humane mission statement: it’s an album of profound melancholy, of course, but also one lit up with heroic, big-pop colour. Despite the defeatism in its title, 2018’s Resistance Is Futile drew fuel from its arthouse passions and lunging melodic outreach. For the Manics, the friction between these extremes has long lit the spark that propels them. A sleeve graded as generic will specify a condition in the item description.Resignation and revolution, despair and defiance. It is either a plain sleeve or a company sleeve with standard company artwork. Generic refers to a type of sleeve that is not specific to the release. May no longer hold the disc inside, inner sleeves may be fully split, crinkled or written on. Sleeve: Water damaged, seam splits, heavy wear and writing are possible. Media: May be cracked, badly warped and won't play through without skipping or repeating. Sleeve: May have seam splits, tape, writing, ring wear or other defects. Significant scratches and visible groove wear. Noticeable surface noise, clicks and pops. Media: Can be played through without skipping. Sleeve: May have more of the defects listed for VG+ and additionally writing, tape or stickers/ residue, but not all at the same time. Groove wear and scratches will affect the sound. Surface noise will be evident, especially in soft passages. Media: Many defects found in a VG+ will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Sleeve: May have some, but not all of the following: light wear, turned-up corners, small seam splits, cut-out holes, indentations, or cut corners. May have signs of wear, slight scuffs, hairlines or a minor warp but will not significantly affect playback. Media: Some signs of being played and handled but defects will be mostly cosmetic. Minor marks, indentations, wear or signs of handling are possible. Media: Some very minor cosmetic defects or light scratches/scuffing that does not affect playback. Same for inserts, posters, lyric sleeves, etc No creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable defects. Sleeve: No more than minor defects and signs of careful handling. More than likely never played, will play with no imperfections. Sleeve: No wear, marks, or any other imperfections. Unused, unplayed and usually still sealed - check item description for details. Complicated Illusions (Nicky Wire Home Demo)Ĭondition Notes: Brand new and sealed. Don't Let The Night Divide Us (Nicky Wire Home Demo)Ģ-6.
Comes with a signed 12cm x 12cm card inside the sealed hardback book.Ģ-5.
Hardback book format incorporating a 24-page booklet featuring the album lyrics and photographs. Manic Street Preachers – The Ultra Vivid Lament
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