Manic Street Preachers

2026 press.
The Manics arriving in 1992 with absolutely zero interest in subtlety. Big riffs, bigger slogans, eyeliner, politics, chaos, and enough ambition for about five bands packed into one debut. Half glam punk manifesto, half stadium rock fever dream, and somehow still sounds massive decades later. Every track feels like it’s trying to change the world before closing time and honestly fair play to them for the confidence alone. Essential, dramatic, slightly unhinged and completely iconic. FFO: Suede, The Clash, Guns N’ Roses (early era), Pulp, Primal Scream