On April 13, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Resistance Is Futile”, the thirteenth Manic Street Preachers album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Door to the River Studios” in Newport, Wales, “Faster Studios” in Cardiff, Wales, and was produced by Dave Eringa, Gavin Fitzjohn and Guy Massey.

Personnel:

• James Dean Bradfield– lead vocals, lead and acoustic guitar, keyboards, lyrics, string arrangements
• Nicky Wire– vocals, bass guitar, baritone guitar
• Sean Moore– drums, keyboartds, soundscapes, machines, sequencers, percussion
• The Anchoress– vocals, backing vocals
• Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
• Gavin Fitzjohn – keyboards, string arrangements
• Dave Eringa– keyboards, engineer, mixing
• Loz Williams – keyboards, engineer
• Vulcan String Quartet – strings
• Guy Massey – engineer
• Chris Lord-Alge– mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nicky Wire except where noted, all music by James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire.

1. People Give In
2. International Blue
3. Distant Colours – lyrics by James Dean Bradfield
4. Vivian
5. Dylan & Caitlin
6. Liverpool Revisited
7. Sequels of Forgotten Wars
8. Hold Me Like a Heaven
9. In Eternity
10. Broken Algorithms
11. A Song for the Sadness
12. The Left Behind