On September 10, 2021, “Columbia” label released “The Ultra Vivid Lament”, the fourteenth Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Dave Eringa.
Personnel:
- James Dean Bradfield – vocals, guitar, piano
- Nicky Wire – bass, design concept, photography
- Sean Moore – drums, percussion
- Julia Cumming – vocal
- Mark Lanegan – vocal
- Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
- Gavin Fitzjohn – additional guitar, additional keyboards
- Dave Eringa – additional keyboards, engineer, mixing
- Cat Southall – backing vocals
- Wayne Murray – additional backing vocals
- Jack Boston, Jake Faber, Loz Williams, Tony O’Flaherty – additional engineering
- Bernard Kane – strings arrangements
- David Wrench – mixing, additional programming
- Matt Colton – lacquer cut, mastering
- Black Finch Design, James Isaacs – design
Track listing:
All tracks by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore.
- Still Snowing in Sapporo
- Orwellian
- The Secret He Had Missed
- Quest for Ancient Colour
- Don’t Let the Night Divide Us
- Diapause
- Complicated Illusions
- Into the Waves of Love
- Blank Diary Entry
- Happy Bored Alone
- Afterending
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