New Nicky Wire album?

[UEF]

https://nickywire.bandcamp.com/track/contact-sheets

[Son of Stopped]

Originally Posted by UEF

https://nickywire.bandcamp.com/track/contact-sheets

Well I was thinking of bumping this thread with a "Made ya look!" post, but really!
Told you his voice has really come on since 2006! At one point the melody reminded me of a tune from the 80's. But it's gone.
If the rest of the album is as good or goes further, well that's me pounding streets instead of my meat first sale Friday!

[everlasting]

Nice little song, I'll buy his album when it's out

[Hans]

What a pleasant surprise in my (more than usual) melancholy life!

If there's not a market for a traditional release – or he thinks there isn't – I think he should "just" upload 12-15 tracks, drip by drip, on Bandcamp (he probably doesn't "need" the money; question is whether it's art for art's sake and whether one – him or us – has any adamant feelings about what constitutes a "real" release).

People can stream it in or without context, download it/burn on a CD/record onto a tape/whatever. There's a high-quality download option after all, so no degradation in sound quality.

This sounds great, and I am very excited to listen to the rest, wherever that might be.
It's very obviously a Nicky Wire song, but there are also some things that sets it apart from the regular sounds of MSP.
I like its cyclical, mantra-like nature that avoids being repetive by adding and swapping different musical elements. There's a nice build-up to it. The synthesizers are a definite hightlight to me (pretty foreign parts to Manics land).

Wonder what the rest sounds like. Pretty sure it's going to be a kaleidoscopic affair.

[MSPKYE]

Beautiful. I love IKTZ but that's a step up

[Hans]

Some baseless* album predictions (about keeping up with the zeitgeist – er bleibt doch immer ein Philosoph mit einem deutlich europäischen Blick).

Cover art: Nicky standing pensively atop a Welsh mountain.
Title: "Thus Spake I". Keeping it truth-y.


* though I am very happy to hear actual basslines on this release

[Suicide Aldi]

I really enjoyed the bass playing.

[Vancouver]

When this was first uploaded was it free?? Or am I going crazy. Swear I saw that.

[qster]

Yeh, I liked that. Hoping to hear more and a few gigs would be nice.

[Hans]

Originally Posted by Vancouver

When this was first uploaded was it free?? Or am I going crazy. Swear I saw that.

Yep, it was.

[ohsoso]

i've been so very much anticipating for nicky to do something about this. really beautiful.
but isn't this just a take on the same melodies as in 'the passing show'?

[Son of Stopped]

Originally Posted by ohsoso

i've been so very much anticipating for nicky to do something about this. really beautiful.
but isn't this just a take on the same melodies as in 'the passing show'?

It might be in his voice. I've played the two back to back. And the biggest thought was "Holy crap, he's come on since!".

[Glyn]

Have been waiting a long time for this and it hasn't disappointed. Fully agree that it feels like a natural and solid progression from IKTZ (which I still love). Really excited that we will be getting more soon.

I wonder if this will be part of the album or a standalone release ? I don't want to be greedy but the extra tracks from IKTZ (such as Afterbloom and Derek Jarman's Garden) were some of his best work.

[Routine Builder]

We have an album title, Intermisms (definitely spelling that one wrong) which is to be released sometime never?

https://youtu.be/r7W2TH3md2Q://

[Son of Stopped]

AHA!! So that's where he got it from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimism_(art_movement)