The Ultra Vivid Lament: Deluxe CD Broen 13 WOAH (ft

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the band decided to take a break and focus on solo projects

' ‘Lady Grinning Soul’ and ‘Time’ marked a significant musical progression from its predecessor

” explains Chrétien

and tales of unrequited love and anthems from beyond the grave

The Ultra Vivid Lament: Deluxe CD Broen 13 WOAH (ftThe Ultra Vivid Lament is the 14th studio album from Manic Street Preachers. It is both reflection and reaction a record that gazes in isolation across a cluttered room, fogged by often painful memories, to focus on an open window framing a gleaming vista of land melting into sea and endless sky. Musically The Ultra Vivid Lament is inspired by a formative years record box (ABBA, post Eno Roxy, the Bunnymen, Fables era REM, Lodger) though the end