Ultra Vivid Lament
by Manic Street Preachers
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 3, 2021
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Sep 3, 2021
    60
    Despite its occasional uplifting moments, the overall feeling you get from Ultra Vivid Lament is indeed a lament for something better, something briefly promised by Resistance Is Futile despite its title sounding more Borg-like than Star Trek character Seven Of Nine.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Sep 2, 2021
    60
    It’s an album that sounds very little like their last, and in that sense – despite its myriad reference points – The Ultra Vivid Lament is a Manic Street Preachers record, through and through.

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Kejori001
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Amazing album,
    Manic street preachers at their best. Each and every song is a classic, what I notice on this album is the fact James Dean Bradfield's voice has improved immensely over the last few years and the songs are much more mature than their previous Work    … Full Review »
  2. MusicGuyMack
    Sep 21, 2021
    8
    The lyrics and melodies of "Ultra Vivid Lament" occasionally skew a bit cheesy and anodyne, underscoring their inexperience and even slightThe lyrics and melodies of "Ultra Vivid Lament" occasionally skew a bit cheesy and anodyne, underscoring their inexperience and even slight uncertainty working within an unfamiliar new hybrid genre, but overall the Preachers largely succeed in pushing their own boundaries by applying a slick, breezy pop sheen to their usual moody, blistering alternative rock sound, suggesting an interesting new muse for them to further refine and follow moving forward.… Full Review »
  3. cameron326
    Sep 12, 2021
    10
    A surprising and extremely melodic record. Melancholic yet uplifting. A beautiful and cohesive album, perhaps their best of the 2000s.
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