The 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 result could only be the unique union of James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore, collectively one of the UK's most consistently brilliant rock'n'roll bands for over three decades.
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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Jobber Jobber To The Stars (Emerald Green)
Exploding In Sound Records
August 22, 2025 -
Billie Marten Dog Eared
Fiction Records
July 18, 2025 -
Quevedo Buenas Noches [2xLP]
Quevedo
July 18, 2025 -
Hand Habits Blue Reminder
Fat Possum
August 22, 2025 -
Jerskin Fendrix Once Upon A Time. . . In Shropshire [2xLP]
Untitled (Recs)
October 10, 2025 -
Cardi B AM I THE DRAMA? (Apple)
Atlantic
September 19, 2025 -
La Dispute No One Was Driving the Car (White/Red/Green) [2xLP]
Epitaph
September 5, 2025 -
Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV [2xLP]
Young Money/Republic Records
August 8, 2025 -
Mappe Of Afterglades
Paper Bag Records
September 19, 2025 -
Wishbone Ash Argus [2xLP]
Analogue Prod.
August 1, 2025 -
Sanguisugabogg Hideous Aftermath
Century Media
October 10, 2025 -
CMAT EUro-Country [2xLP]
CMATBABY Limited
August 29, 2025 -
Three Days Grace Alienation
Rca Records
August 22, 2025 -
Runnner A Welcome Kind of Weakness (Blue)
Run For Cover
August 29, 2025