The Ultra Vivid Lament: Deluxe CD Broen the band decided to take

the band decided to take a break and focus on solo projects

” explains Chrétien

' ‘Lady Grinning Soul’ and ‘Time’ marked a significant musical progression from its predecessor

said hi - my lady-friend bought a hat - and then we split

The Ultra Vivid Lament: Deluxe CD Broen the band decided to takeThe 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