The Ultra Vivid Lament: Limited Edition Vinyl LP + Bonus 7" DJ Buzz Fuzz across the expanses of North

across the expanses of North America or inner landscapes not so easily charted

& ‘Better Off High’

I’ll start mentally preparing to listen to it again when its reissued again in 10 years

The title is taken from the lyrics of the song “Alison”

The Ultra Vivid Lament: Limited Edition Vinyl LP + Bonus 7" DJ Buzz Fuzz across the expanses of NorthThe 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