Any news on when we will get to hear new single/album?

[Kafir_Lover]

Can't be bothered reading all the threads on latest news so thats why I started this thread..

[ItIsMyNothing]

apparently their was something on Twitter said about a possible new release in 2 years time, also supposed to be a 20th Anniversary re-issue of Generation Terrorists

[MSPKYE]

There'll probably never be a single again unless they fancy another top 54 'hit'

[The Gutless Wonder]

I hope there will be more Manics singles. Would be a shame if there were to be no more!

[Kafir_Lover]

2 years!..it's a long time to wait.

I think their lack of success can be explained by the manics producing solid and great sounding tracks but not absolute classics like ADFL and IYTT.

As one reviewer of KYE said..
"When the manics push the boat out musically it rarely sinks"

They haven't pushed the boat out musically in a long time unfortunately

Still..I live in hope that they may come up with something amazing again some day..

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Kafir_Lover

They haven't pushed the boat out musically in a long time unfortunately

[UEF]

Originally Posted by Kafir_Lover

They haven't pushed the boat out musically in a long time unfortunately

They did in 2009! And in moments since. Ignore Gutless's trolling, there hasn't just been iffy stuff released in the last few years.

[Nature's Discontent]

Originally Posted by AK47

This is based on?

Nicky's words (or James's), saying something along the lines of "the next album is just going to be pure indulgence for us" and "It's something we've wanted to do for a long time".

In Everything, it was said that Horses Under Starlight was something James had "wanted to do for a while". That was completely different to anything on EMG or anything they had done at the time. Similarly KYE was eclectic and 'out-there' (songs like The Year Of Purification, Miss Europa Disco Dancer, My Guernica etc.)

Therefore it follows that the next album may potentially be 'like' KYE.

EDIT: And what Flint said

Originally Posted by Kafir_Lover

They haven't pushed the boat out musically in a long time unfortunately

By this, I suppose you actually mean the type of music not completely ordinary as found on KYE and Lifeblood? Not just the straight-ahead rock/pop found on SATT, JFPL and PFAYM?

[Kafir_Lover]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

They're releasing an Amy Winehouse cover next month.

Originally Posted by Nature's Discontent

Nicky's words (or James's), saying something along the lines of "the next album is just going to be pure indulgence for us" and "It's something we've wanted to do for a long time".

In Everything, it was said that Horses Under Starlight was something James had "wanted to do for a while". That was completely different to anything on EMG or anything they had done at the time. Similarly KYE was eclectic and 'out-there' (songs like The Year Of Purification, Miss Europa Disco Dancer, My Guernica etc.)

Therefore it follows that the next album may potentially be 'like' KYE.

EDIT: And what Flint said



By this, I suppose you actually mean the type of music not completely ordinary as found on KYE and Lifeblood? Not just the straight-ahead rock/pop found on SATT, JFPL and PFAYM?

Yes this is what I mean but I still like their albums and their singles and prefer even their recent stuff to most other bands.

These days I listen more to their b-sides and Journal for plague lovers.

For me ME,design,tolerate,Kevin Carter and of course all of holy bible are away above their recent stuff..

B-sides like Red Rubber definitely gives me the impression they still have it in them to produce really amazing songs that are challenging musically and lyrically..

[AK47]

Will probably get to hear *something* new in 2013. I've heard rumblings of a track entitled "Running Away With Fantasy" which the band are quite proud of. I can imagine this being a downloadable one-off release. Personally, the new album will most likely be of a similar vein to Postcards or SATT. I can't imagine the band have the ideas or the energy now to bother recording 70 songs for a single release. They can barely muster up the energy and enthusiasm to release 10 amazing songs for a single album.

[Bryter Layter]

Originally Posted by AK47

...the new album will most likely be of a similar vein to Postcards or SATT.

I've personally already written them off temporarily due to boredom, but if they release another album full of formulaic, boring garbage, I'll definitely be joining the throngs of former fans wishing they'd just call it a day so they'd spare themselves, and by extension their fans, the embarrassment of putting out horrible crap tunes.

EDIT: this is the longest sentence EVER. Ha!

[slatex]

Originally Posted by AK47

They can barely muster up the energy and enthusiasm to release 10 amazing songs for a single album.

Slightly harsh... The band have been quite prolific of recent. 3 (very different) albums in 5 years isn't lazy..

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by slatex

Slightly harsh... The band have been quite prolific of recent. 3 (very different) albums in 5 years isn't lazy..

[AK47]

Originally Posted by slatex

Slightly harsh... The band have been quite prolific of recent. 3 (very different) albums in 5 years isn't lazy..

JFPL = AWESOME = SATT = AWFUL PFAYM = DECENT BUT NOTHING SPECIAL.

[Bobafettish]

I don't really get why JFPL is seen as so musically different or creative or radical etc on here. Out of many of their albums it's probably the most straightforward pop-punk-rock thing they could've released. In many ways, SATT and PFAYM have been the most risky/different albums, given that that style of music hasn't been popular since the days of Urban Hymns.

Also, someone mentioned Horses Under Starlight... Sounds like the SIMS soundtrack really doesn't it