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Need to give it more listens, the bits that were in that initial sampler clip are the ones that stood out for obvious enough reasons. I dunno, maybe I was subconsciously waiting to recognise summat. Haven’t even listened to it in its proper order yet actually to be fair. No immediate impact for me so far, which is a first for a Manics record. When I first heard Lifeblood I didn’t love it but even at the time it at least gave me the impression wow Even the ones lower down my list, the songs I don’t particularly like, I at least remembered bits of em off the bat. Sitting here now, ten hours after me first listen, I can’t even think what half the songs sound like.

I’m sure after a few more listens I’ll start to pick me favourites but I bet the sods won’t play em, still haven’t touched me top three off last album.