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On Critical Thinking, the Manic Street Preachers are back on their soapbox – and loving it
I don’t always claim to understand what the Manic Street Preachers are getting so agitated about, but it is such a pleasure in this anodyne pop age to hear a band not just with the courage but ...
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Manic Street Preachers on their song about Morrissey and new album ‘Critical Thinking’: “The only thing I attack on this record is myself”
Manic Street Preachers, 2025. CREDIT: Alex Lake The two other tracks with lyrics by Bradfield are ‘Being Baptised’ (written about a day spent with Allen Toussaint while filming an episode of ...
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Manic Street Preachers – ‘Critical Thinking’ album review: battling disillusionment with resolve for the future
This is clear the moment the opening track of Critical Thinking grabs and shakes both your shoulders with a desperate plea of urgency—bookended by hopeless Manic Street Preachers nostalgia. Sonically, ...