Ultra Vivid Lament
by Manic Street Preachers
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 3, 2021
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
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  1. 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.
  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 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 anThe 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.… Expand
  3. Kejori001
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand 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    … Expand

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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
  1. AllMusic
    Oct 4, 2021
    80
    No longer urgent yet still passionate, the band conjure a sense of operatic melancholy on The Ultra Vivid Lament that feels reassuring, even consoling.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 13, 2021
    80
    The result is an artfully realised exercise in melancholic, grown-up pop with textures that owe much to the Swedes’ later work. It’s also a welcome return to form, after 2018’s water-treading Resistance Is Futile.
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  3. The Telegraph (UK)
    Sep 9, 2021
    80
    In guitarist-singer James Dean Bradfield and drummer and multi-instrumentalist Sean Moore, they boast two incredibly gifted musicians whose dense arrangements glitter with intricate interplay.
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