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Journal for Plague Lovers
Rock · 2009 · 15 tracks · 52m

Journal for Plague Lovers

A raw, Steve Albini-produced return to the band's jagged post-punk roots, featuring the final, uncompromising lyrics of the late Richey Edwards.

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It's the Manics going back to their darkest, rawest roots to finally say goodbye to Richey.

A heavy, intellectually dense atmosphere of mourning that finds beauty in raw, unpolished honesty.

Journal for Plague Lovers · vs · Manic Street Preachers
Basement Show+2.5σ

Basement Show saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 52m
01
Peeled Apples
3:33
02
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
2:24
03
Me and Stephen Hawking
2:47
04
This Joke Sport Severed
3:04
05
Journal for Plague Lovers
3:45
06
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
2:18
07
Facing Page: Top Left
2:40
08
Marlon J.D.
2:50
09
Doors Closing Slowly
2:52
10
All Is Vanity
3:34
11
Pretension/Repulsion
2:05
12
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
3:25
13
William’s Last Words
4:18
14
Alien Orders/Invisible Armies
2:37
15
Primitive Painters / Bag Lady
10:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, dry drum crack that opens Peeled Apples, signaling a total departure from their previous polished sound.
The unsettling contrast between the upbeat melody and the graphic, disturbing imagery in She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach.
Nicky Wire taking over lead vocals for William's Last Words, delivering a fragile and heartbreaking goodbye.
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