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‘Critical Thinking' - Out Now. https://t.co/Zd33d8opyh
Blackwood, Wales
Joined June 2010
Manic Street Preachers’ brand new album ‘Critical Thinking’ is out now. Available on LP, CD, hardbook CD (featuring a bonus disc of demos) and cassette. Grab your copy here: https://t.co/ufxCIbgKUu
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Released on this day in 2004, ‘The Love of Richard Nixon’ was the first single from ‘Lifeblood’. The song reached number two in the UK and marked the start of a bold new era for the band. Watch the newly remastered video on YouTube: https://t.co/ptatmPps4H
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‘Escape From History’, Kieran Evans’ acclaimed film about the making of ‘Everything Must Go’, comes to the big screen for the first time at @CentralPictureH, London, on Thursday 13th November. A powerful and intimate portrait of the Manics at a pivotal moment, followed by a Q&A
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Out tomorrow. Celebrate ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’ this #NationalAlbumDay with an exclusive 2LP sky and sand colour vinyl edition. Are you heading out to grab a copy? https://t.co/7cVqg3tsOK
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Manics merch now available. Classic designs including the original ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’ Tee, plus ‘Stay Beautiful’ and ‘Useless Generation’ can now be found at the band's website. Head to the store to see the full range: https://t.co/oFL0GifOYZ
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Released on this day in 2002, ‘There by the Grace of God’ remains one of the standout moments from ‘Forever Delayed’. The single climbed to number six in the UK chart and has been a fan favourite ever since. Who still has their original CD1 & 2?
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The inspirational @michaelsheen selected the Manics’ ‘Ready for Drowning’ as one of his tracks on @BBCRadio4's Desert Island Discs, presented by Lauren Laverne. Listen back to the full episode here: https://t.co/SA2AV4yCUQ
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Released on this day in 1996, ‘Kevin Carter’ was the third single from ‘Everything Must Go’. The new book ‘168 Songs of Hatred and Failure’ explores the story behind the track in depth, from Richey Edwards’ meticulously researched lyric on the life of South African
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🎙️| @michaelsheen picks Manic Street Preachers' Ready For Drowning on his @BBCRadio4 Desert Island Discs. https://t.co/GO2XmkHCMD
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“What a fucking band. We are cool as fuck. Fuck you all.” - James Dean Bradfield Released in 2001, ‘Louder Than War’ captured the Manics’ landmark Havana concert at the Karl Marx Theatre, a night watched by Fidel Castro and the first time a major Western rock band had played
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22nd September 1989 - The Horse & Groom, Great Portland Street The Manics’ first London gig: no roadies, amps dragged upstairs, and homemade shirts sprayed with car paint. One of the first shows with Richey, and the first time they remember being properly applauded. As Nicky
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‘Postcards From A Young Man’ arrived in September 2010, reaching number three in the UK chart and featuring contributions from @DuffMcKagan, @OfficialIanMac and @therealjohncale. Which track from the album do you still go back to most?
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Celebrate ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’ this National Album Day on Saturday 18th October. An exclusive 2LP sky and sand colour vinyl edition will be released as part of the celebrations. Pre-order your copy now: https://t.co/7cVqg3tsOK
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168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE is officially a Sunday Times bestseller and will be #7 in this weekend’s chart. Huge congratulations @KeithCameron2! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy, the record stores and bookshops who have supported this special book…
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September 2013 saw the release of the Manics’ eleventh studio album ‘Rewind The Film’, with guest appearances from Lucy Rose, Cate Le Bon and Richard Hawley. Has your favourite song from the record changed over the years?
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On 14th September 1998, ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’ went straight in at number one, selling 136,000 copies in its first week and becoming the band’s first UK chart-topper. 27 years on, how does the record sit in your collection, and do you remember where you bought it?
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Released in 2010, ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End of Love’ was the first single from ‘Postcards From A Young Man’. The video featured Michael Sheen and Anna Friel locked in a chess match, but it was that huge chorus that stole the show. Watch it back: https://t.co/9py4vOpZmp
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📺| Rewind: 60 Years Of Welsh Pop - Manic Street Preachers Special, BBC1 Wales/BBC iPlayer - Tonight (12/09/25), 10:40pm We head back into the archives to trace the incredible journey of the mighty Manic Street Preachers. #ManicStreetPreachers | @Manics
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We head back into the archives to trace the journey of the mighty Manic Street Preachers.
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To mark the publication of ‘168 Songs of Hatred and Failure – A History of Manic Street Preachers’ by @KeithCameron2, we’ve created an official Spotify playlist covering (almost) every track featured in the book. Listen here: https://t.co/R6D4rUcaUZ The definitive journey
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In 2021, the Manics returned with ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’, their fourteenth studio album and second UK number one. The chart battle with Steps echoed a rivalry first played out back in the 90s… This time, the Manics claimed the top spot. Four years on, which track from TUVL
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