Resistance Is Futile

Description

Thirteenth studio album by the Welsh rock band. The main themes of ‘Resistance Is Futile’ are memory and loss – forgotten history – confused reality and art as a hiding place and inspiration. Musically the album is obsessively melodic and in many ways references the naive energy of ‘Generation Terrorists’ and the orchestral sweep of ‘Everything Must Go’. The first Manics album to be recorded at their new Door to the River studio (situated at the head of a valley just outside Newport) with long-term Manics collaborators (producer Dave Eringa and mix engineer Chris Lord-Alge), the album finds the band completely reinvigorated, clearly revelling in the change of scenery.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. People Give In – Manic Street Preachers (3.54)
2. International Blue – Manic Street Preachers (3.52)
3. Distant Colours – Manic Street Preachers (3.29)
4. Vivian – Manic Street Preachers (4.15)
5. Dylan & Caitlin – Manic Street Preachers (3.53)
6. Liverpool Revisited – Manic Street Preachers (2.31)
7. Sequels of Forgotten Wars – Manic Street Preachers (4.21)
8. Hold Me Like a Heaven – Manic Street Preachers (4.18)
9. In Eternity – Manic Street Preachers (4.16)
10. Broken Algorithms – Manic Street Preachers (3.52)
11. A Song for the Sadness – Manic Street Preachers (4.20)
12. The Left Behind – Manic Street Preachers (3.08)