Oh I'd fucking love to live there. I'm a Resistance is Futile apologist, I think that album had some great songs and pushed the 'Manics-by-numbers' sound to its boundaries. But neither of these have done anything for me. I might actually be at the point of listening to it on Spotify before actually stumping up cash, which will be the first time I've not bought a Manics album on purchase day for many years. But I really, really hope that the rest of the album is better. I've not given up, I'll go in with the "this is one of my favourite bands, I hope I'll get something from this" mindset. But... it's not looking positive just yet.
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