Manic Street Preachers Unveil New Single Show Me The Wonder - Listen Here
Monday, 22 July 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
Manic Street Preachers return this Autumn with their first studio album since 2010. ‘Rewind The Film’ is released on 16 September 2013 on Columbia Records and is preceded with a single Show Me The Wonder the week before. A taster for the album is revealed online today, with the title track featuring Richard Hawley being made available for instant download with an album pre-order on iTunes.
The two first songs available show the different sides of the album, with Rewind The Film being a brooding, cinematic track, atmospheric and climactic with Richard Hawley and James Dean Bradfield trading vocals. Hawley commented: "I am so chuffed to have been asked to sing with the mighty Manics, can't tell you what it means to me. The whole experience is something I'll treasure forever - I love the Manics and what they stand for and to be a tiny part of that means the world to me."
Show Me The Wonder is an upbeat, positive pop song but with questioning lyrics. Soaring horns and a joyous chorus makes it a stand out track on what is otherwise a delicate record. Head over to the band's official website, manicstreetpreachers.com, to have a listen.
Recorded in their own studio Faster in Cardiff, Rockfield in Monmouthshire and Hansa in Berlin (the first time the band have recorded there), ‘Rewind The Film’ features 12 tracks of lyrical themes which include the rock ‘n’ roll dream, Thatcherism and inspiration from subjects as varied as Manorbier Castle, Skids/Big Country’s late singer/guitarist Stuart Adamson, 'Werner Herzog's ‘Burden of Dreams’ and Welsh poet RS Thomas.
The album is released almost three years to the day since ‘Postcards From A Young Man’ and sees the band with a more reflective, stripped-back sound whilst maintaining the classic Manics melody and unique lyricism.
The band have also announced their first UK headlining shows since the incredible 38-single show at London's O2 Arena in December 2011 which celebrated the release of ‘National Treasures.
Fri September 13th 2013 - NEWPORT Newport Centre
Fri September 20th 2013 - DUBLIN Dublin Olympia
Sat September 21st 2013 - BELFAST Ulster Hall Belfast
Mon September 23rd 2013 - BRISTOL Colston Hall
Tue September 24th 2013 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Fri September 27th 2013 - MANCHESTER Ritz Ballroom
Sun September 29th 2013 - GLASGOW Barrowland
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The two first songs available show the different sides of the album, with Rewind The Film being a brooding, cinematic track, atmospheric and climactic with Richard Hawley and James Dean Bradfield trading vocals. Hawley commented: "I am so chuffed to have been asked to sing with the mighty Manics, can't tell you what it means to me. The whole experience is something I'll treasure forever - I love the Manics and what they stand for and to be a tiny part of that means the world to me." 
