ALBUM1985 (Steven Wilson's Extended Eighties Mix) - SingleManic Street Preachers
Albums by Manic Street Preachers
ALBUMThe Ultra Vivid LamentManic Street Preachers
ALBUMResistance is Futile (Deluxe Version)Manic Street Preachers
ALBUMSend Away the Tigers - 10 Year Collectors' EditionManic Street Preachers
ALBUMFuturology (Deluxe Version)Manic Street Preachers
ALBUMRewind the Film (Deluxe)Manic Street Preachers
ALBUMJournal for Plague Lovers - RemixesManic Street Preachers
ALBUMJournal for Plague Lovers (Bonus Track Version)Manic Street Preachers
ALBUMSend Away the TigersManic Street Preachers
ALBUMLifeblood 20Manic Street Preachers
ALBUMLifebloodManic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers's Popular Music Videos
Suicide Is Painless (Theme from "M*A*S*H")
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Love's Sweet Exile
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Stay Beautiful
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(It's Not War) Just the End of Love
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The Love of Richard Nixon
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Ocean Spray (Live in Cuba)
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Little Baby Nothing
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Faster (Top of the Pops 1994)
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Slash 'n' Burn
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La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) (Remastered)
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Artist Playlists
Manic Street Preachers Essentials
UK superstars who continue to rage and mystify.
Manic Street Preachers: Influences
Indie firebrands playing punk with the spirit of classic rock.
Manic Street Preachers: Deep Cuts
Buried gems taken from the band's vast discography.
Inspired by Manic Street Preachers
Loud and imaginative guitar pop with poetic intelligence.
Artist Biography
Although Manic Street Preachers have spent their career maintaining a decidedly left-leaning political stance, the Welsh rock band’s musical approach has been far more malleable. Early-’90s work such as “Motorcycle Emptiness” hewed toward metallic punk, while later albums encompassed sinewy disco, jangly rock, and anthemic glam. Manic Street Preachers formed in 1986 around a core of vocalist/guitarist James Dean Bradfield and his drummer cousin Sean Moore, plus Nicky Wire, who assumed bass duties. Guitarist Richey Edwards joined after the band’s punkish 1988 debut single, “Suicide Alley.” Sadly, Edwards’ 1995 disappearance cast a pall over the band, but the Manics regrouped and emerged a year later with the introspective, Britpop-adjacent Everything Must Go, followed by the majestic, psychedelic pop of This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, kicking off a run of UK hit singles. In the new millennium, the band remained relevant by doubling down on their defiant politics and crafting focused albums such as 2021’s The Ultra Vivid Lament.