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Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers


Background information
Origin Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Britpop
Punk Rock
Years active 1986—present
Label(s) Columbia Records
Website Website
Members
James Dean Bradfield
Nicky Wire
Sean Moore
Former members
Richey Edwards



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Manic Street Preachers Unveil New Album Tracklisting

March 25, 2009
Manic Street Preachers Unveil New Album TracklistingManic Street Preachers have unveiled the tracklisting for their new album 'Journal For Plague Lovers'.

The album, released on May 18th, was produced alongside Steve Albini at the Rockfield Studios in Wales last winter.

'Journal For Plague Lovers' includes lyrics by the band's former guitarist Richey Edwards, who went missing fourteen years ago.

The guitarist, who is thought to have taken his own life after his car was found near the Seven Bridge in Wales, was declared “presumed dead” last November.

In a statement, Nicky Wire said: "The brilliance and intelligence of the lyrics dictated that we had to finally use them.

“The use of language is stunning and topics include Le Grande Odalisque by Ingres, Marlon Brando, Giant Haystacks, celebrity, consumerism and dysmorphia all reiterating the genius and intellect of Richard James Edwards.”

As previously reported, Manic Street Preachers have announced a brief UK tour, which will begin in Glasgow on May 25th.

The tracklisting for 'Journal For Plague Lovers' is:

  1. Peeled Apples
  2. Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
  3. Me And Stephen Hawking
  4. This Joke Sport Severed
  5. Journal For Plague Lovers
  6. She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach
  7. Facing Page: Top Left
  8. Marlon J.D.
  9. Doors Closing Slowly
  10. All Is Vanity
  11. Pretension/Repulsion
  12. Virginia State Epileptic Colony
  13. William’s Last Words

(by Jason Gregory)



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