D'oh! Of course! Reckon we'll get Still Snowing In Sapporo on the set list?

Or the much better song - I Miss The Tokyo Skyline

Damn I miss that place. The song was playing through my head all day.

Well they did bring Born to End (with it's Japan related lyrics) back a few years ago specially for the Japanese audiences!

"radio on- Typewriter clicking- everything is ok no one is listening "
And a smiling sunglasses Nicky garden pic on Instagram.
I'm up for it if those are new lyrics.

Can’t say I’ve always been a fan, but the new Blur song I heard on the radio the other day is really good. Sounds really fresh and vibrant. Really want to hear some new Manics stuff now along the same sort of vein.

Hoping the KYE reissue has given them some ideas and we get something along those lines.

Another Instagram picture! The Flying V is back!!

Few new album tidbits in this interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS5Yby7RcfE

Didn't want to jinx it. But I've been wondering if they were making a double album?
They probably aren't. So that's closed.
I'd be ok with an album of just good songs. Although James had to shame Nicky on TV into co-writing something with him!
A collection of songs with no concept would NOT be an indifferent listen if they're as good a song as claimed. And no reason to doubt given TUVL was just getting warmed up.
The Clash had a huge single written by the drummer. There you go again! Bringing the outside world in. You do you, hon!
I had to repeat from six minutes in when he mentioned "internal dialogue" as my own "Internal dialogue" kept on arguing with itself so I missed a few sentences needed to follow the conversation.
That's at least why you'll never see me on the couch asking questions

Nope! Those were lyrics for his solo album.
Critical Thinking/Bias Enforcement my riff on the title of the proposed next August album.

Website is down.
Just sayin’

Sean tripped on a cable and broke the Internet?

Probably, ha. It’s back now so guess he must have fixed it

Wire has broken it trying to get links on there to his new album.

@6.45 in this Absolute Radio interview with James and Brett Anderson.
They've slowly started work on it. James worries about getting older and repeating himself.
We'll know in six months (From now? So... End of March 2024?)
https://youtu.be/t4VOsxxJy9Y?si=cRVkEdy_JQPdvue5
In a slow and calm measured voice, "Manics, have you scrapped anything you've recorded?..."

Nicky Wire on Craig Charles, 6music: the next album is "Full of electricity and self reflection". Lots of guitars, just a collection of songs at the moment.