Journal For Plague Lovers

AlbumAug 18 / 200913 songs, 39m 34s
Alternative Rock
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7.8 / 10

Built around lyrics from presumed-dead founding member Richey Edwards and recorded by Steve Albini, the Manics' latest finds them revitalized.

9 / 10

Album number nine for the boys from Blackwood, and their regeneration continues apace.

<b>Richey</b>’s lyrics, <b>Jenny Saville</b>’s artwork and snippets of film dialogue.

8 / 10

“Riderless horses, Chomsky’s Camelot bruises on my hands from digging my nails out.” Welcome back, Richey.

<p>This defies the odds: not just a dignified salute to an absent friend, but a cracking album in its own right</p>

8 / 10

Most artists spend their careers attempting to move away from their early work, refusing to look back or take inspiration from their past.

<p>It's taken the band 14 years to put music to what turned out to be Richey Edwards last words, and you can see why, writes <strong>Caroline Sullivan</strong></p>

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3.5 / 5

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8 / 10

Richey’s lost lyrics set to music? It shouldn’t work, but somehow does