Manics Record With Albini

Welsh wizards of rock Manic Street Preacher have stunned fans by announcing that they are currently recording with Steve Albini and are using lyrics left behind by departed member Richey Edwards.

The Manics have been coasting the crest of a wave with the re-invigorated set 'Send Away The Tigers'. Containing the massive hit 'Your Love Alone' the album found the band enjoying the role of being in the Manic Street Preachers for the first time in almost a decade. Even with that in mind, the breaking news remains stunning.

The band have long admitted that Edwards left several notebooks behind after his disappearance in 1995, however few, if any, fans believed the band would ever use them. Apparently in the same vein as 'The Holy Bible', the lyrics are thought to be typically intense bursts of philosophy from Edwards.

In a statement on the group's official site Manic Street Preachers said:

"Hello everyone

We thought you would like to know that we have been making music.

We have been in the studio with Mr Steve Albini recording live – to tape – analogue – no digital hiss – no Pro Tools – no safety nets. Quite scary, daunting but invigorating. All the songs we are recording are lyrics left to us by Richey. Finally it feels like the right time to use them (especially after the last 18 months being so amazing with Send Away The Tigers). Musically, in many ways it feels like a follow up to the Holy Bible but there is also an acoustic side – tender, romantic, nihilism, 'Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky' esque. It’s a record that celebrates the genius of his words, full of love, anger, intelligence and respect. We have to make this great. Wish us luck.

We hope to release the record next April or May. The working titles are Journal for Plague Lovers or I Know I Believe In Nothing But It Is My Nothing.

Love

Nicky, James and Sean."