Futurology

Rock · 2014 · 28 tracks · 1h 42m

Futurology

Manic Street Preachers

A high-speed rail journey through European history. Sharp, angular guitars meet motorik rhythms and synth-pop sheen for a fiercely intellectual rock experience.

It's like taking a high-speed train through a museum of 20th-century European art with a very loud guitar.

A propulsive and intellectually curious journey that trades cynicism for a sharp, neon-lit optimism.

Futurology · vs · Manic Street Preachers

Train Ride+3.6σ

Train Ride saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 28 Tracks · 1h 42m

01

Futurology (demo)

3:04

02

Walk Me to the Bridge

3:14

02

Walk Me to the Bridge (demo)

3:16

03

Let’s Go to War

2:58

03

Let’s Go to War (demo)

1:52

04

The Next Jet to Leave Moscow (demo)

3:05

04

The Next Jet to Leave Moscow

3:23

05

Europa geht durch mich (demo)

3:23

05

Europa geht durch mich

3:24

06

Divine Youth (demo)

3:10

06

Divine Youth

3:22

07

Sex, Power, Love and Money

3:13

07

Sex, Power, Love and Money (demo)

3:15

08

Dreaming a City (Hughesovka)

4:39

08

Dreaming a City (Hughesovka) (demo)

4:20

09

Black Square

4:07

09

Black Square (demo)

3:42

10

Between the Clock and the Bed (demo)

3:30

10

Between the Clock and the Bed

3:35

11

Misguided Missile

4:19

11

Misguided Missile (demo)

4:11

12

The View From Stow Hill

4:08

12

The View From Stow Hill (demo)

4:09

13

Mayakovsky

3:38

13

Mayakovsky (demo)

3:05

14

Blistered Mirrors

2:52

15

Empty Motorcade

3:58

16

The Last Time I Saw Paris

4:06

Moments Worth Waiting For

The relentless motorik beat of Europa geht durch mich that feels like a high-speed train crossing a border.

The soaring, synth-drenched chorus of Walk Me to the Bridge that balances existential dread with massive pop hooks.

The jagged, disco-punk guitar riff on Sex, Power, Love and Money that recalls 1979-era post-punk.

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